Clamp of a device on a production line at least partially submerged in a body of water, mobile device and associated method
US11472004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2/12
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamp comprises a plurality of pads; a belt for clamping the pads that is maneuverable between an unclamped configuration and a configuration clamping the pads against the production line; a clamping actuator for the clamp, mounted on a first point of the clamp, the clamping actuator having a grasping member for a second point of the clamp, the grasping member being movable between a deployed position and a retracted position moving the second point towards the first point. The spacing-apart mechanism is able to move the grasping member between a spaced-apart configuration of the second point in the deployed position of the grasping member and a grasping configuration in an intermediate position between the deployed position and the retracted position.
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