Deployable onboard oil containment system

Abstract

A deployable marine on-board containment system of a clear plastic wall, supported by a floatation counter balance system to allow for towing and surrounding of any marine surface spill; with rapid deployment and containment of any marine spill that consists of floating matter permitting almost total collection of any marine spill in the open sea, on a river or in a coastal shoreline area; without using chemical or any other additives thereby allowing the collected material to be recovered and reused.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A counter balance for a flotation containment system for use on a water surface consisting of a plurality of support beams attached to a flexible containment wall said wall extending above and below the water surface with 
 a vertical support beam having an upper end and a lower end attached to the wall above the water surface;    a horizontal beam connected at right angles to at the lower end of the vertical beam and lying flat on the water surface;    an angled beam positioned between the upper end of said vertical support beam and lower end of said horizontal beam;    a support space pole; and    a counter weight attached to the end of each horizontal beam and depends below the water line.    
     
     
         2 . A counter balance for a flotation containment system as set forth in claim in which said vertical support beam is secured to the containment wall using wall straps.  
     
     
         3 . A flotation containment system as set forth in  claim 1  in which the flexible containment wall made is more rigid with vertical support poles which are placed inside the wall and spatially arranged between vertical support beams.  
     
     
         4 . A flotation containment system as forth in  claim 1  in which a series of horizontal support spacer bars are locked into place using means for clamping between the horizontal beams.  
     
     
         5 . A flotation containment system as set forth in  claim 1  in which there is provided tow loops above the water line.  
     
     
         6 . A flotation containment system as set forth in  claim 1  in which the containment wall has spatially connected anchor weights depending below the water surface.  
     
     
         7 . A flotation containment system as set forth in  claim 1  in which the containment wall is provided in modular units having a connecting zipper and corresponding overlapping flap.  
     
     
         8 . A flotation containment system as set forth in  claim 1  in which the containment wall is provided with a spacer control rope between said horizontal counter balance beams  
     
     
         9 . A counter balance for a flotation containment system for use on a water surface consisting of a plurality of floating support beams attached to a flexible containment wall said wall extending above and below the water surface with 
 a plurality of spaced apart vertical support beams having an upper end and a lower end wherein the beam is vertically attached to the wall above the water surface;    a corresponding horizontal counter balance beam having a first end and a spaced apart second end wherein the first end is connected to the lower end of each vertical support and at right angles at the lower end of the vertical beam and lying flat on the water surface;    a corresponding angled counter balance beam positioned between the upper end of said vertical support beam and second end of said horizontal beam;    a vertical support spacer pole spatially arranged between said vertical support beam; and    spatially placed anchor weights are attached to the wall extending below the water surface;    a counter weight is attached to said second end of each horizontal beam and depending below the water line.