Trash skimmer boat

1. A trash skimmer boat for skimming floatables on a water surface, the trash skimmer boat comprising:

a hull, comprising two pontoons; each pontoon comprising a deck, a bottom plate, a first side plate, a second side plate, a first sealing plate, a second sealing plate, and a third sealing plate;

a connection member, the connection member comprising two longitudinal bars and two transverse bars connecting to one another to form an octothorpe-shaped frame;

a transmission, the transmission comprising a motor, a drive wheel, a driven wheel, a connection plate, and a conveyor belt;

a grille assembly, the grille assembly comprising a plurality of flat grilles and a curved grille; and

a measuring member, the measuring member comprising a T-shaped frame and a probe;

wherein:

a gap is formed between two second side plates, and the two pontoons are symmetrical with respect to the gap; the two pontoons each further comprises a bulkhead dividing each of the two pontoons into a front compartment and a rear compartment; the hull further comprises a trumpet-shaped opening formed by two front compartments and communicating with the gap, and a first square frame across the trumpet-shaped opening and connecting the two second side plates; the transmission further comprises a second square frame fixedly connected to the first square frame via an adjustment screw;

the two longitudinal bars are disposed on two decks of the two pontoons, respectively; the two transverse bars are disposed on the front compartment and the rear compartment of each of the two pontoons, respectively;

the front compartment is non-watertight and comprises a buoyancy module; the two decks each comprise a first hole communicating with the front compartment; the first side plate comprises a second hole and a hatch door movable back and forth to cover and uncover the second hole;

the rear compartment is watertight and comprises a balancing weight; and the two decks each comprise a third hole communicating with the rear compartment;

the transmission is disposed in the gap between the two pontoons; the drive wheel and the driven wheel are disposed on two sides of the connection plate, respectively;

the deck comprises a pair of support plates; the transmission comprises a first end and a second end; the first end is fixed on the two decks via the pair of support plates; the second end is fixedly disposed on the second square frame;

the plurality of flat grilles comprises a first flat grille, a second flat grille, and a third flat grille hinged to each other; the first flat grille, the second flat grille, and the third flat grille each comprises a plurality of through holes; the curved grille is connected to two ends of the first flat grille; and the curved grille comprises a window; and

the T-shaped frame comprises a transverse beam and a vertical beam; the transverse beam is fixed on the two longitudinal bars, and the probe is disposed on one end of the vertical beam.

2. The trash skimmer boat of claim 1 , wherein the two longitudinal bars, the two transverse bars, the deck, and the bottom plate are fixed together via nuts; and two ends of each of the two longitudinal bars and the two transverse bars are provided with lifting lugs, respectively.

3. The trash skimmer boat of claim 1 , wherein a junction of the deck of the first compartment and the first side plate is provided with a first slide rail; a junction of the bottom plate of the first compartment and the first side plate is provided with a second slide rail; the hatch door comprises a first sliding groove receiving the first slide rail and a second sliding groove receiving the second slide rail.

4. The trash skimmer boat of claim 1 , wherein the deck comprises three pairs of support plates; each support plate comprises an axle hole; the first square frame comprises two first vertical plates and a first transverse plate connecting the two first vertical plates; the two first vertical plates are disposed on the two decks of the two pontoons, respectively; a waterline is disposed on two ends of the first side plate and the first sealing plate.

5. The trash skimmer boat of claim 4 , wherein the drive wheel and the driven wheel are disposed on the connection plate via a first shaft and a second shaft, respectively; and the first shaft is disposed in the axle hole.

6. The trash skimmer boat of claim 1 , wherein the window comprises a raised sheet tangential to the curved grille.

7. The trash skimmer boat of claim 1 , wherein the deck and the bottom plate are both a continuous plate.

8. The trash skimmer boat of claim 1 , wherein the conveyor belt is a chain structure.