摘要:
A stable, floating marine platform is provided having a natural period of oscillation greater than the period of the waves of maximum energy to which the platform may be exposed. A plurality of vertically and radially extending damping plates are circumferentially spaced around the upper and lower submerged portions of the platform, and a horizontal damping plate is secured to the bottom of the platform to prevent resonance oscillation of the platform.
摘要:
A universal adapter to be detachably connected to the round fuel cap retaining lip of most any fuel tank filler neck so that smoke (i.e., a vapor) under pressure can be delivered to the fuel tank of a motor vehicle to test the fuel system for leaks. When connected, the universal adapter lies entirely outside the fuel tank filler neck. The universal adapter includes a circular ring-shaped rim that is manufactured from a flexible material having a spring memory. The flexible rim of the universal adapter is stretched and attached in surrounding sealing engagement against the fuel cap retaining lip of the filler neck. The universal adapter also includes a vapor inlet tube to which the nozzle of a vapor supply hose is attached. According to one embodiment, smoke produced by a smoke-generating machine pressurizes the fuel tank by way of a vapor delivery path which includes the vapor inlet tube of the universal adapter and the fuel tank filler neck of the motor vehicle.