Oil skimming apparatus
An oil skimming apparatus is described for removing oil from the oil-covered surface of a water body, comprising: (a) a watercraft capable of mounting on a trailer for transportation and adapted for launching and floating on the water body; (b) a skimming boom slidably mounted on one end of the watercraft in angular relationship, the skimming boom having an oil-collecting end an oil-dispensing end, whereby the oil-collecting end of the skimming boom is at least partially immersed in the oil-covered surface of the water body to a selected depth; (c) a skimming plate provided in upward-standing relationship on the oil-collecting end of the skimming boom for skimming the oil from the oil-covered surface of the water body; and (d) a pair of conveyor chains rotatably carried by the skimming boom in spaced, substantially parallel relationship, the conveyor chains oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the watercraft; at least one paddle means carried by the conveyor chains and spanning the skimming boom in transverse relationship.
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-89-074159; EDB-89-142065
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4842735
- OSTI ID:
- 5625929
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 21 Mar 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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