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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1986
Robert A Kaucic, Newark, DE (US);
Express Marine, Inc., Camden, NJ (US);
Abstract
A barge which is capable of offloading bulk cargoes to dockside without requiring assistance from onshore equipment or other floating equipment. The barge has a movable auger support housing and a to move the housing. An auger container is pivotably mounted to the housing with a rotating screwshaped auger mounted within the container. A first conveyor is located within the support housing to transport bulk cargo from the auger which lifts the cargo, from a lower level to a higher level, to a second conveyor located along the edge of the cargo hold. A moveable third conveyor is positioned to receive cargo from the second conveyor and to transport the material off the barge.