Single leg terminal

Details Single leg terminal Single leg terminal

1982-01-21

1984-02-07

Basinger, Sherman D.

Ships

Mooring device

Boom type

285158, 441 5, B63B 2152

Patent

active

044296550

ABSTRACT:
A single leg mooring terminal is described, of the type which includes a riser extending up from the sea floor to moor a vessel, and a separate fluid conduit extending up from the sea floor to carry oil to or from the vessel, and wherein the riser and hose structure must both rotate without limit about the same vertical axis to follow drifting of the vessel. A turntable near the sea floor, rotatably supports the riser about a vertical axis, and has a hole along its vertical axis through which a portion of the fluid conduit extends. A fluid swivel of the fluid conduit, lies under the turntable and is accessible through a hole in the turntable.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3430597 (1969-03-01), Zunderdorp
patent: 3455270 (1969-07-01), Mascenik et al.
patent: 4096704 (1978-06-01), Adamsom et al.

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