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Water skimmer

  • US 6,074,553 A
  • Filed: 02/10/1999
  • Issued: 06/13/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A water skimmer, including:

  • a buoyant hollow body having a front end, a rear end, a bottom part and a top surface and having a duct extending from an opening at the front end of the body through to an opening at the rear end of the body;

    a propulsion unit supported at the bottom part of the body so as to propel the skimmer along a movement path;

    an onboard power plant for supplying power to the propulsion unit;

    a thrust vectoring means arranged to change the path of movement of the skimmer;

    a debris catchment member mounted at the rear end of the body and disposed externally of the body to receive water and debris entering the body, passing through the duct and exiting the rear end opening; and

    a guide mechanism arranged to sense an obstacle in the movement path of the skimmer and, in response to sensing such obstacle to act on the thrust vectoring means to effect said change in the movement path.

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