Offshore tower with ball and socket joint having fluid flow pass

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1980-09-29

1982-06-22

Corbin, David H.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine structure or fabrication thereof

With pivotal connection between work deck and base

E02B 1700

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043359795

ABSTRACT:
An offshore tower having a buoyant column; a yoke at the lower end of the column; a socket joined to the end of the yoke; a base, adapted to be anchored to a sea floor, having a ball which fits in the socket for rotational joined movement relative to each other; a fluid delivery passageway, extending through the base and ball, communicating with a fluid swivel above the ball; and a fluid conduit having a flexible portion, extending outwardly from the fluid swivel and into engagement with the column.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4026119 (1977-05-01), Dotti
patent: 4137722 (1979-02-01), Mossiossian et al.
patent: 4155670 (1979-05-01), Stafford
patent: 4254521 (1981-03-01), Papmahl

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