Patent ID: 6044745
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B63C,F41F,G01V

Abstract:
An enclosure for use in or on a seabed, comprising:a cylindrical container defining a compartment,means for rendering a first end of the container more buoyant than a second end of the container opposite the first end, so that the container lies in a vertical orientation when disposed in the sea,means at the second end of the container for activating sand/silt/shingle on the seabed to create a cavity below the container into which the container can self bury, anda plurality of separate passages formed on the container and extending spirally from inlets defined at the second end of the container to outlets defined at the first end of the container through which activated sand/silt/shingle and water generated at the second end of the container can flow freely to the first end of the container as the container self buries in the seabed.