Patent ID: 11898315
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  C  Y | IPC C  E

Claim 0:
1. An ice management system for removing an amount of oil from a surface of a body of water, the system comprising:
an ice frame having an ice fence coupled with an ice cage;
an oil skimmer device disposed within the ice frame; and
an ice deflection assembly coupled with the ice frame,
wherein the ice deflection assembly includes an auger coupled with a motor, wherein the auger includes a drum and a deflection mechanism, and wherein the motor is configured to rotate the auger,
wherein the auger is a first auger, and wherein the ice deflection system further comprises a second auger coupled with a second motor, a third auger coupled with a third motor, an fourth auger coupled with a fourth motor, a fifth auger coupled with a fifth motor, and a sixth auger coupled with a sixth motor, wherein the first auger, the second auger, the third auger, the fourth auger, the fifth auger, and the sixth auger are arranged in a hexagon pattern disposed around a perimeter of the ice fence.