Patent ID: 6138597
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A cover assembly for a barge comprising:first and second curved cover sections, each of the curved cover sections having a width which extends over a width of a barge;a first opening located on a first side of a central longitudinal axis of the first curved cover section;a second opening located on a second side of the central longitudinal axis of the first curved cover section;a first cover member for closing said first opening; anda second cover member for closing said second opening;wherein the first curved cover section has a first end, the first end having a ridge in the shape of an inverted u, the second curved cover section has a second end, the second end having a ridge in the shape of an inverted u and being sized to accept the first end, the second end having a top portion wider than a corresponding top portion of the first end such that the first end may be moved within the second end while maintaining a minimum clearance between the first and second ends, thereby allowing relative movement between the first curved cover section and the second curved cover section.