Ships – Mooring device – Boom type
Patent
1984-10-09
1986-02-04
Basinger, Sherman D.
Ships
Mooring device
Boom type
441 3, B63B 2100
Patent
active
045678430
ABSTRACT:
A mooring system comprising a vessel (1) floating on the water surface, such as a ship, and having an arm structure (2) pivotally secured to it. A buoyant body (9) presses upwardly on the arm structure (2); and the end of the arm structure opposite the ship is pivotally connected to a connector (4-6) that extends generally vertically upward from a bottom anchor (7). The connector (4-6) is maintained under tensile stress by the buoyancy of buoyant body (9). A number of anchor chains (10) are attached to the connector (4-6) and extend down to the sea bottom in various directions and are anchored to the sea bottom at a distance from the anchor (7) to which the connector (4-6) is attached. These anchor chains (10) exert a tensile force on the connector (4-6) in the opposite direction from the force exerted by the buoyant body (9).
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Basinger Sherman D.
Single Buoy Moorings Inc.
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