Apparatus for quick-release of a storage vessel from a riser
US4677930A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/1082
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus is described for securing two offshore mooring sections together. The apparatus is a connector adapted to quickly disengage each mooring section so that an offshore floating storage vessel, having one mooring section attached to it, may be separated from the riser of an single-anchor-leg-mooring system, having the other mooring section attached to it. The connector comprises a pin member engageable with a hook of a latch member. The latch member is rotated once the hook engages the pin member and a plunger then advances into an open region of the hook prohibiting the rotational movement of the latch member and thereby locking the two mooring sections together.
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