Hydraulic and earth engineering – Marine structure or fabrication thereof – With pivotal connection between work deck and base
Patent
1993-03-01
1995-08-08
Corbin, David H.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Marine structure or fabrication thereof
With pivotal connection between work deck and base
405212, 4052231, E02B 1700
Patent
active
054393248
ABSTRACT:
A bumper system is disclosed for docking an auxiliary drilling vessel to a compliant platform through first and second pads having vertically extending, complementary outboard faces presented from the respective structures in vertically slidable abutment. A biasing system pushes the vessel and platform into abutment across the first and second pads and the system allows the vessel to dock to the structure in a manner such that vertical loading is not substantially transmitted between the vessel and the structure across the sliding engagement.
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Brasted Lee K.
Ekvall Anders G. C.
Huete David A.
Corbin David H.
Shell Oil Company
Smith Mark A.
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