US12710252 - Marine barrier

The patent describes a marine barrier featuring a flexible plate with studs and buoyancy members that keep the plate afloat while allowing the studs to remain above water. The design includes high-friction capture studs and threaded joint studs for connecting multiple plates.

Claim 1

1 . A marine barrier comprising: a flexible plate; a plurality of studs mounted on the flexible plate, the plurality of studs including one or more capture studs having high-friction polymer surface and one or more joint studs having a threaded body configured for joining the flexible plate with another flexible plate; and a plurality of buoyancy members attached below the flexible plate; wherein the plurality of buoyancy members provides buoyancy for the flexible plate allowing the plurality of studs above a water surface, while the plurality of buoyancy members below the water surface. a flexible plate; a plurality of studs mounted on the flexible plate, the plurality of studs including one or more capture studs having high-friction polymer surface and one or more joint studs having a threaded body configured for joining the flexible plate with another flexible plate; and a plurality of buoyancy members attached below the flexible plate; wherein the plurality of buoyancy members provides buoyancy for the flexible plate allowing the plurality of studs above a water surface, while the plurality of buoyancy members below the water surface.

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