Floating platform structure
US4834014A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B77/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A buoyant support unit and platform employing the same which includes at least five substantially cylindrical floatable pipes having a diameter of less than about 5 meters which are arranged parallel to each other in spaced-apart relationship, wherein the edge to edge distance between adjacent pipes is from 0.25 to 2.0 times the diameter of the pipe.
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