Caisson handling apparatus
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1. CAISSON HANDLING APPARATUS FOR A DRY DOCK, SAID DRY DOCK HAVING AN ENTRANCE OPENING BOUNDED BY A FRONT SEA WALL, AND A CAISSON SEAT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE DRY DOCK, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING:
- CAISSON GUIDE MEANS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT SEA WALL AND DEFINING A CAISSON GUIDING CHANNEL EXTENDING LATERALLY ACROSS THE ENTRANCE OPENING OF THE DRY DOCK AND FOR A DISTANCE ALONG THE FRONT SEA WALL;
MEANS FOR MOVING THE CAISSON ENDWISE IN SAID GUIDING CHANNEL TO POSITIONS INTO AND OUT OF REGISTRATION WITH THE DRY DOCK ENTRANCE OPENING;
AND FURTHER MEANS INCLUDING HORIZONTALLY RECIPROCATING MEANS LOCATED OUTWARDLY IN FRONT OF AND MOVABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE DRY DOCK ENTRANCE OPENING AND ADAPTED FOR ENGAGING A FACE PORTION OF THE CAISSON AND FOR MOVING THE CAISSON THROUGH THE OPENING TO A POSITION SELECTIVELY INTO AND OUT OF REGISTRATION WITH THE CAISSON SEAT.
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1. CAISSON HANDLING APPARATUS FOR A DRY DOCK, SAID DRY DOCK HAVING AN ENTRANCE OPENING BOUNDED BY A FRONT SEA WALL, AND A CAISSON SEAT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE DRY DOCK, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING:
- CAISSON GUIDE MEANS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT SEA WALL AND DEFINING A CAISSON GUIDING CHANNEL EXTENDING LATERALLY ACROSS THE ENTRANCE OPENING OF THE DRY DOCK AND FOR A DISTANCE ALONG THE FRONT SEA WALL;
MEANS FOR MOVING THE CAISSON ENDWISE IN SAID GUIDING CHANNEL TO POSITIONS INTO AND OUT OF REGISTRATION WITH THE DRY DOCK ENTRANCE OPENING;
AND FURTHER MEANS INCLUDING HORIZONTALLY RECIPROCATING MEANS LOCATED OUTWARDLY IN FRONT OF AND MOVABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE DRY DOCK ENTRANCE OPENING AND ADAPTED FOR ENGAGING A FACE PORTION OF THE CAISSON AND FOR MOVING THE CAISSON THROUGH THE OPENING TO A POSITION SELECTIVELY INTO AND OUT OF REGISTRATION WITH THE CAISSON SEAT.
- CAISSON GUIDE MEANS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT SEA WALL AND DEFINING A CAISSON GUIDING CHANNEL EXTENDING LATERALLY ACROSS THE ENTRANCE OPENING OF THE DRY DOCK AND FOR A DISTANCE ALONG THE FRONT SEA WALL;
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