Buoy-to-yoke coupling system
US4396046A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B22/021
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mooring and fluid transfer system of the type which utilizes a yoke pivotally connected at its opposite ends to a ship and to a buoy, which enables the use of hard piping along the fluid conduit which couples the buoy to the ship. A cross arm whose middle is rotatably mounted about a vertical axis on top of the buoy and whose opposite ends connect to the arms of the yoke, has a cutout between its middle and ends. The fluid conduit includes a fluid swivel joint for accommodating pivotal movement of the yoke, which lies in the cutout so the axis of the fluid joint is coincident with the horizontal axis of pivoting of the yoke on the yoke connector.
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