(under subclass 142.8) Apparatus wherein the loading or unloading structure includes (a) a compartment member suspended from the tensile line(s) having a digging edge for biting into a supply of material, or (b) a digging edge, per se, for biting into a supply of material wherein the compartment member or the digging edge, per se, is supported by the buoyant vehicle.
(1) Note. A device for penetrating a supply of bulk material, e.g., a clam-shell bucket, is considered to have a digging edge for placement in this subclass.
