US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 142.3
.~.~.~ Belt extending parallel to marine vessel beneath cargo hold

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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

137.1  DF  MARINE LOADING OR UNLOADING SYSTEM {14}
142.1  DF  .~ By use of endless belt conveyor on marine vessel {1}
142.2  DF  .~.~ For "bulk" (e.g., granular, etc.) cargo {2}
142.3.~.~.~ Belt extending parallel to marine vessel beneath cargo hold {1}
142.4  DF  .~.~.~.~> Sequential endless belts

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/142.3

Belt extending parallel to marine vessel beneath cargo hold:

(under subclass 142.2) Apparatus wherein the buoyant vehicle includes a chamber for holding the material, and wherein the run of the pliable loop is in the same direction as the keel of the buoyant vehicle and is physically lower than the bottom of the holding chamber such that material in the chamber can flow onto the pliable loop, to be transported thereby.