Patent ID: 9216879
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B65H,E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for recovery of a floating oil containment boom comprising: (a) a base frame; (b) a boom guide rail mounted on said base frame; (c) at least one pair of boom supports extending upward from said base frame; (d) an axle frame pivotally mounted on each boom support; (e) a rotatable axle mourned on each axle frame; (f) a wheel and tire combination extending radially outward from and mounted onto each said rotatable axle; (g) at least one hydraulic cylinder mounted on each boom support having an extension rod, said hydraulic cylinder and said extension rod pivotally attached to said base frame and said axle frame whereby extension of said extension rod will pivot each said axle frame on said boom support; (h) a hydraulic motor for rotation of each said axle and thereby by the corresponding wheel and tire combination; and (g) a segment of a floating length of said boom, said boom segment placed lengthwise between and upon each said wheel and tire combination above said boom guide rails whereby rotation of said axles and said wheel and tire combinations will thereby draw said length of boom along said guide rails.