US 12,215,306 B2
Lagoon cover
Christopher Mark Mann, St. Mawgan (GB)
Assigned to BENNAMANN SERVICES LTD, Newquay (GB)
Appl. No. 18/277,038
Filed by BENNAMANN SERVICES LTD, Newquay (GB)
PCT Filed Feb. 14, 2022, PCT No. PCT/IB2022/051297
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 11, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/172243, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/149,573, filed on Feb. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034972 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B65G 5/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/107 (2006.01); E04H 7/02 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC C12M 23/38 (2013.01) [C12M 21/04 (2013.01); C12M 23/18 (2013.01); C12M 23/26 (2013.01); B65G 5/00 (2013.01); E04H 7/02 (2013.01); F17C 1/007 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cover for a lagoon, the cover comprising:
an expandable membrane;
a plurality of stretchable members coupled to points on opposing sides within the expandable membrane and configured to compress the expandable membrane in a vertical direction; and
a plurality of restraining members coupled to points on opposing sides within the expandable membrane and configured to limit expansion of the expandable membrane in a vertical direction,
wherein the points on the opposing sides within the expandable membrane are on a top surface and a bottom surface of an interior of the expandable membrane.