A vented dock float and a method for providing one are provided. The dock float comprises a housing having a venting hole, a flange having a neck aligned with the hole, and a plug having a venting passage for controlling ventilation of the housing interior. The flange is spin-welded onto the exterior wall of the dock float at the venting hole. The float is then filled with light material through the flange neck. The plug having a venting passage is inserted in the neck in a non-sealing position for allowing gas trapped inside the dock float to vent out. Once the majority of the gas is vented out, the plug is moved to a sealing position to seal the dock float interior.
Vented dock float
2019-07-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / E02B HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING , Wasserbau / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile / F16K VALVES , Ventile |