Platform formed from floating megastructures

Abstract

A floating platform, the platform including a plurality of floating chambers, wherein each chamber comprises a plurality of shipping containers, each container having a door at a first end and an opposing panel at a second end, the containers placed one above the other such that a door of one container is connected to an opposing panel of another container.

1 . A megastructure to be used as a floating platform, comprising:
 a plurality of container assemblies fixedly attached to one another, each container assembly comprising at least two stacks of containers, each stack of containers including a plurality of containers arranged and fixedly attached one on top of the other in an upright position, each container assembly further including a horizontal top container fixedly attached and joining the two stacks of containers to form a hollow interior in the container assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The megastructure of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of containers and the horizontal top container are coated inside and outside with reinforced concrete. 
     
     
         3 . The megastructure of  claim 1 , wherein adjacent container assemblies are fixedly attached to one another along an upper top edge of the horizontal top containers. 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The megastructure of  claim 1 , further comprising motors driving propellers and/or rollers. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A floating platform, comprising:
 a plurality of floating chambers, wherein each floating chamber comprises at least three containers, each container having a door at a first end and an opposing panel at a second end, the containers placed one above the other such that the door of one container is connected to an opposing panel of another container.   
     
     
         9 . The platform of  claim 8 , further comprising reinforced concrete that fills spaces between adjacent containers. 
     
     
         10 . The platform of  claim 9 , further comprising reinforced concrete that surrounds each floating chamber to form a concrete structure. 
     
     
         11 . The platform of  claim 8 , wherein the containers are filled with air. 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The platform of  claim 10 , wherein the reinforced concrete comprises an iron mesh or net. 
     
     
         15 . The platform of  claim 10 , wherein a first floating chamber is connected to an adjacent second floating chamber with interlocking beams in between the floating chambers. 
     
     
         16 . The floating platform of  claim 8 , comprising an airstrip. 
     
     
         17 . The floating platform of  claim 10 , comprising reinforced light material admixed with the concrete or embedded within the reinforced concrete. 
     
     
         18 . The platform of  claim 8 , comprising a plurality of interconnected megastructures, each megastructure comprising a plurality of interconnected floating chambers forming together layers of containers. 
     
     
         19 . A carrying device sized to accommodate a megastructure of  claim 18  and configured to allow carrying the megastructure to a selected location in a sea and release the megastructure to float free of the carrying device. 
     
     
         20 . The carrying device of  claim 19 , comprising rollers or wheels allowing conveying the megastructure loaded thereon from a waterfront or a seafront location to a desired location in a sea. 
     
     
         21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . The carrying device of  claim 19 , comprising ballast tanks on sides of the carrying device that are capable of keeping the megastructure out of water until a selected location in a sea. 
     
     
         24 . The carrying device of  claim 23 , wherein the carrying device can be disconnected from the megastructure after placing the megastructure at a selected location in a sea. 
     
     
         25 . A method of manufacturing a floating platform, comprising:
 providing a floatable carrying device having a base, the providing being at a seafront or waterfront location;   forming a chamber by fixedly stacking a plurality of containers, wherein a first container is placed on top of a second container such that a panel of the first container that is opposite a door of the first container is engaged with a door of the second container;   interlocking a plurality of chambers on the base to form at least two layers of interlocked containers; and   making a reinforced concrete box on the base, the base holding the plurality of interlocked chambers to form a megastructure.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 conveying the megastructure with the carrying device to a desired location in a sea and releasing the megastructure to float at the desired location;   shuttling additional identically built megastructures to the same desired location and interlocking the megastructures; and   securing the interlocked megastructures with insert rods to large pipes embedded in a seabed under the interlocked megastructures to create a floating stable platform.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising placing the containers on the carrying device and then stacking and connecting the containers together. 
     
     
         28 . (canceled)