Method of securing elongated objects to a floating cover

Abstract

A method of securing elongated objects, such as weights or floats to a floating cover. A first step involves providing a sheet form substrate. A second step involves forming elongated retention pockets on the substrate. A third step involves inserting elongated objects into the elongated retention pockets. This method allows thinner lower cost substrates to be used, while still facilitating secure attachment of weights or floats.

Description

FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a method of securing elongated objects, such as weights or floats to a floating cover, and a floating cover resulting from the method.BACKGROUND[0002]Floating covers have floats attached to provide needed buoyancy and weights attached to control slack and to protect against wind uplift. A gas collection cover is a particular type of floating cover. There is an increasing tendency to cover lagoons that release gas to atmosphere with gas collection covers. For example, sewage lagoons release methane gas to atmosphere. Sometimes gas collection covers are installed for environmental reasons. Sometimes gas collection covers are installed for commercial reasons, to capture and utilize the methane gas.[0003]As gas collects under the gas collection cover, the gas tends to lift the gas collection covers off the surface of the pond or lagoon. Once lifted, the gas collection cover becomes vulnerable to wind damage, as it flaps over the surface of the...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]According to one aspect there is provided a method of securing elongated objects, such as floats or weights, to a floating cover. A first step involves providing a sheet form substrate. A second step involves forming elongated retention pockets on the substrate. A third step involves inserting elongated objects into the elongated retention pockets. This method provides an advantage of allowing thinner lower cost substrates to be used, while still facilitating secure attachment of weights or floats.

Problems solved by technology

Once lifted, the gas collection cover becomes vulnerable to wind damage, as it flaps over the surface of the pond or lagoon.

The attaching of weights is presently a time consuming and labour intensive process.

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