A floatable spool apparatus 10 comprising a rotor assembly having a floatable base 14 and a spool mounted on the floatable base for spooling a spoolable medium 18 thereon. When in use, the floatable base is floatable and rotatable within or on a fluid. The floatable base may comprise an annular air filled tank or may be a solid structure. The apparatus may further comprise a fluid receptacle 20 adapted to receive the rotor assembly and hold the fluid on which the floatable base is floatable. A method of spooling a spoolable medium on a floatable spool is also disclosed.
Floatable spool apparatus
2016-06-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Floatable apparatus and a coupling assembly for a floatable apparatus
European Patent Office | 2021
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