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Tracking buoy

  • US 5,654,692 A
  • Filed: 05/24/1996
  • Issued: 08/05/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tracking buoy for deployment in a body of water to monitor and indicate the direction and speed of travel of contaminants in the body of water, said tracking buoy comprises a lower housing and an upper cover, said lower housing comprises a substantially hemispherical member and said upper cover comprises a flattened substantially convex cap such that said substantially hemispherical member and said flattened substantially convex cap cooperatively form a chamber and a tracking buoy mounting mechanism comprising a first mounting member including an upper portion affixed to said upper cover and a second mounting member disposed to selectively receive said upper portion of said first mounting member therein and a tracking buoy retainer/release mechanism operatively disposed to selectively retain and release said tracking buoy therefrom, said first mounting member comprises an elongated vertically disposed element including a first retainer means and said tracking buoy retainer/release mechanism comprises at least one retainer/release device disposed to selectively engage said first retainer means to selectively retain and release said tracking buoy.

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