OFF-SHORE REFUSE COLLECTION DEVICE

摘要

PCT No. PCT/FR96/01888 Sec. 371 Date May 29, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 29, 1998 PCT Filed Nov. 28, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/19870 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 5, 1997A device for collecting refuse from moored ships, including a partially submerged float supporting a refuse collection box located above the water surface and having an open top for depositing refuse. The circular box includes an inner rotor with radial walls dividing the box into a plurality of compartments that each contain an open bag for receiving refuse deposited through the open top of the box. The bags filled with refuse are recovered from a craft by opening an access hatch and rotating the rotor so that each of the compartments may be accessed sequentially.