Offshore structure
US4909672A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B17/027
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lattice framework to form or when forming an offshore structure capable of supporting a deck above the water for offshore operations, such as drilling for oil or gas for exploration or production as well as radar stations and the like where it is desired to maintain a stable platform in a fixed position over the sea bed, having four main legs which branch out into buttresses to support a spread base at the lower part of the structure and in which two of the main legs form launch rails on which the structure can be launched from a barge.
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