Patent · US Expired

Removable closure plate

US4373835A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 1980
Grant dateFeb 15, 1983
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02B17/0013
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An improved removable closure plate arrangement providing a liquid-tight seal in an elongated floatable offshore hollow tubular column structure. The closure plate being adapted for easy removal and including a centrally located pull member removably connected to the upper and fixedly connected to the lower portion of the closure plate with the closure plate being removably connected about its periphery to the inside surface of the column.

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