Tendon bottom connector for a tension leg platform
US5004272A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S285/921
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A remotely-operable large-diameter underwater tube or tendon connector for securing the hollow legs or tendons of a tension leg platform to an ocean-floor template anchor which is provided with a receptacle for each connector to be used. Each connector includes a latching assembly carried at the end of each tendon which is operated by manipulation of the tendon to alternatively latch the assembly in a receptacle, unlatch it and pull it out of the receptacle, reset the latching assembly, and subsequently latch the connector a second time and later re-releasing it a second time without taking it out of the water.
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