Abrégé

A footrope for a bottom trawl that has markedly reduced carbon footprint and dust cloud formation compared to known footropes, thereby conserving sequestered carbon in the seafloor. The footrope has a plurality of footrope unit bodies. At least one of the footrope unit bodies has a bent plate body. Each bent plate body includes a wall that is a curving and/or bending wall having opposing forward and rearward facing surfaces. Each forward facing surface is mainly convex and/or convex. Each rearward facing surfaces is mainly concave and/or concave. Each bent plate body is configured so that, in side plan and/or cross sectional view, it comprises the curving and/or bending wall. At least one of the footrope unit bodies has a greater material mass proximal its lower region proximal to and/or in contact with a lower edge of the footrope unit body compared to its material mass at other regions.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 73/04 - Dispositifs de déploiement ou de mise en place, p. ex. leurs commandes
• A01K 73/045 - Dispositifs de déploiement ou de mise en place, p. ex. leurs commandes pour l'écartement latéral, p. ex. panneaux dériveurs
• B63B 21/66 - Équipements spécialement adaptés au remorquage sous l'eau des objets ou des navires, p. ex. carénages hydrodynamiques pour câbles de remorquage
• A01K 73/02 - Chaluts

Abrégé

A footrope for a bottom trawl that has markedly reduced carbon footprint and dust cloud formation compared to known footropes, thereby conserving sequestered carbon in the seafloor. The footrope has a plurality of footrope unit bodies. At least one of the footrope unit bodies has a bent plate body. Each bent plate body includes a wall that is a curving and/or bending wall having opposing forward and rearward facing surfaces. Each forward facing surface is mainly convex and/or convex. Each rearward facing surfaces is mainly concave and/or concave. Each bent plate body is configured so that, in side plan and/or cross sectional view, it comprises the curving and/or bending wall. At least one of the footrope unit bodies has a greater material mass proximal its lower region proximal to and/or in contact with a lower edge of the footrope unit body compared to its material mass at other regions.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 73/02 - Chaluts
• A01K 75/04 - Flotteurs
• A01K 75/06 - Plombs