US PATENT SUBCLASS 405 / 203
.~ Floatable to site and supported by marine floor

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405 /   HD   HYDRAULIC AND EARTH ENGINEERING

195.1  DF  MARINE STRUCTURE OR FABRICATION THEREOF {11}
203.~ Floatable to site and supported by marine floor {3}
204  DF  .~.~> With assembly of sectional supporting structure at site
205  DF  .~.~> With ballasting means to sink or position structure at site {2}
209  DF  .~.~> Separable transport means

DEFINITION

Classification: 405/203

Floatable to site and supported by marine floor:

(under subclass 195.1) Method or apparatus wherein the construction is itself buoyant in water or has attached thereto separate buoyant transport means, whereby the construction may be moved on the surface of a body of water until it is located in a position where the construction will be used, at which position the construction, or a portion thereof, is submerged into contact with the bottom of the body of water.

(1) Note. The buoyant means may or may not be eventually disassociated from the rest of the organization.

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13, for a cofferdam floatable to a work site.