Patent · US Expired

Module device for installation in a vessel, for receiving a submerged buoy or the like

US6543376B1 · kind B1 · utility

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3References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Navion ASA · NO

Inventors

Kare Breivik · Tau, NO
Trygve G. Egge · Stavanger, NO
Harald Kleppesto · Bryne, NO
Arild K. Samuelson · Sola, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2000
Grant date	Apr 8, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB63B22/026
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for installation in a floating vessel which is intended for receiving a buoy or a turret in a submerged receiving space at the bottom of the vessel. The device comprises a tubular body (5) dimensioned for installation in a shaft (2) extending vertically through the hull of the vessel and which, at its lower end, is arranged to receive a module unit (6) provided with a through opening (8) for receiving the buoy/turret. When the module unit (6) is installed in the tubular body (5), the module unit at its lower end forms a seal (37) against the tubular body (5), and at its upper end the module unit (6) is fixed in relation to the tubular body (5) by locking means (40).

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