Offshore marine anchor
US9233737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2021/262
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A marine anchor (1, 40, 40A, 40B, 40C) for deep embedment in a seabed soil (2) including a fluke member (4, 41) and a shank member (7, 49) and means (12, 62, 62A) for constraining a load application point thereon (13, 15, 63, 63A, 65) to lie in first and second directions from a centroid (9,46) of said fluke member (4, 41) forming, with respect to a fore-and-aft direction (10, 47) of the fluke member (4, 41), an acute forward-opening angle (A) and an acute rearward-opening angle (C) respectively whereby said marine anchor (1, 40, 40A, 40B, 40C) can be pulled rearward to bury deeply in a rearward direction (R) after having been pulled forward to bury deeply in a forward direction (F).
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