US 11,091,891 B1
Plastic retrieval process and apparatus
Kieran Kelly, McKane, PA (US)
Filed by Kieran Kelly, McKane, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/799,812.
Int. Cl. E02B 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC E02B 15/10 (2013.01) 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus for removal of plastic waste from a riparian water system including oceans, rivers, streams and lakes, said apparatus comprising:
a) at least one net having
i) an open mouth with a lower edge 3-5 feet below a surface of the riparian water system and an upper edge 3-5 feet above the surface of the water system,
ii) a body portion extending rearwardly from said mouth, said body portion including
1) a converging section,
2) at least one transition section, and
3) a tail end section;
b) attachment means for securing said net to at least one boat such that said net is towed through the riparian water system by said at least one boat;
c) a fish excluder in said transition section for permitting fish to swim out of said at least one net thereby not becoming entangled in said at least one net
d) at least one reducer in said tail end section, said reducer producing cavitation which stirs plastic particles within said tail end section preventing bridging and clogging thereof upstream of said pump.