System for maintaining a buoyancy body in position in relation to another body
US4568295A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B22/025
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for maintaining a vessel in position with respect to another body such as a buoy by a rigid arm, the arm having a connection with the body and a movable cable connection with the vessel, the arm extends far above the bottom of the vessel preferably above the water surface and is loaded by a weight which is attached to the arm at a position between the ends of the arm or beyond the point of attachment of the connection.
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