Patent ID: 9068313
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A towable net system for channeling, collecting and removing contaminants, such as oil, from bodies of water, the towable net system comprising: vertically floatable wing nets defining a forward channel converging aftward on a tapered collection device; the tapered collection device comprising a mouth with above and below waterline portions positioned in fluid communication with the forward channel for receiving the contaminants; the vertically floatable wing nets each individually having aft end vertical sides opposably adjoining and substantially the same height as the mouth; the mouth defined by a horizontally floatable roof portion, a submersible floor portion, and side wall portions attachably arranged to form an inner channel; the inner channel tapering upward and aftward from the mouth to an aftward opening in fluid communication with the forward channel, the submersible floor portion of the inner channel having an incline grade ranging between 40% and 150%; the submersible floor portion and side wall portions comprising mesh dimensionally sized to guide the contaminants upward and aftward to the aftward opening while being freely permeable to water when under tow; the aftward opening fitted with a connector optionally attached to a pump for removing the contaminants.