US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 137.8
.~.~ Marine vessel to/from lighter to/from water


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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

137.1  DF  MARINE LOADING OR UNLOADING SYSTEM {14}
137.7  DF  .~ Marine vessel to/from water {1}
137.8.~.~ Marine vessel to/from lighter to/from water


DEFINITION

Classification: 414/137.8

Marine vessel to/from lighter to/from water:

(under subclass 137.7) Apparatus wherein the buoyant vehicle loaded or unloaded from the water serves to hold the cargo only temporarily, with provision to transport cargo with respect to a second buoyant vehicle.

(1) Note. The term "lighter" is somewhat confused in the art, and is considered to refer to any buoyant vehicle intended to support and transfer material from a transport buoyant vehicle to a receiver and may comprise any of various structures, e.g., a small boat on which a material handling device is carried, or a large vessel having the purpose of transporting material from another vessel and the water at a single portage. The lighter may include a hold for temporary storage of material.