Patent ID: 8920075
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B63G,E02B

Abstract:
1. A marine barrier comprising: a first plurality of substantially vertical panels, each of the panels having a buoyant bottom portion, a pair of opposing sides, and a plurality of through holes extending from one major surface to another major surface for allowing passage of water and wind through the panel; a plurality of hinges, each hinge for elastically connecting a side of a first one of the panels to a side of an adjacent second one of the panels with an included angle therebetween, to form a buoyant continuous first pleated row of panels, such that the hinges are arranged in first and second substantially parallel rows; and an impact cable attached to opposing ends of the first pleated row of panels and passing through each of the hinges in the first row of hinges; wherein when the barrier is floating in a body of water and a moving vessel impacts the impact cable, the impact cable deflects to transfer a force of the impact to one or more of the first plurality of panels, which in turn engage the water to transfer the force of the impact to the water, to arrest the motion of the vessel.