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Device for loading and unloading cargo vessels for conveying gaseous, liquid or fluidized solid materials

US3974864A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 1974
Grant dateAug 17, 1976
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Expiry dateSep 18, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/8807
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Device for loading and unloading cargo vessels conveying gaseous, liquid or solid materials, comprising a system of hinged on-shore conduits, selective means for connecting said conduits to stationary conduits of on-shore plants and to conduits of vessel tanks, means for cleaning said hinged on-shore conduits, the number of which is smaller than that of said stationary conduits of on-shore plants and that of conduits of vessel tanks.

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