Patent ID: 6082266
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B60V,B63G

Abstract:
A method of laying a predetermined spacing and pattern of mines in an area of water from an air cushion vehicle and recording the location of each mine with GPS equipment comprising the steps of:stacking mines on a rack on an air-cushion vehicle;securing said mines to said rack with securing means;transporting said mines at high speed in said air-cushion vehicle to and across an area of water to be mined;displacing said mines to the rear of said air-cushion vehicle to an off-loading ramp;off-loading said mines from said off-loading ramp on said air-cushion vehicle into said area of the water in a predetermined spacing and pattern of mines, said step of off-loading being at said high speed by said air cushion vehicle and including disengaging said securing means from said mines; andmarking the location of each of said off-loaded mines in said predetermined spacing and pattern of mines with GPS equipment.