Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Filling head shiftably or separably connected to supply
Patent
1979-03-29
1982-02-16
Schmidt, Frederick R.
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Filling head shiftably or separably connected to supply
137615, B65B 304, B67D 500
Patent
active
043155332
ABSTRACT:
An arrangement for establishing a mechanical connection between two relatively movable structures, such as a fixed or floating marine structure and a vessel for facilitating the transfer of things between them has a double boom assembly carried by a support rotatably mounted on one said structure for enabling the boom assembly to be slewed about a generally vertical axis, the double boom assembly comprising a main boom pivotal on the support so that it can be raised or lowered, and an auxiliary boom pivotal on a trolley movable along the main boom, and, coupling means connecting the outer end of the auxiliary boom to co-operating means of a second structure, and including a universal joint which permits movement between the second structure and the boom assembly. The arrangement can be used for transferring liquids, the auxiliary boom in such a case accommodating at least one pipe having, at the outer end of the boom, coupling means for connection to a co-operating pipe on the second structure, and being connected at the inner end of the boom to a system of swivelling pipes by which the pipe can be coupled to a further pipe on the first structure. Such an arrangement can provide an all metal flow path which makes it suitable for transferring liquid gas while accommodating various movements of the tanker relative to the mooring structure.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3721260 (1973-03-01), Stahmer
patent: 3921557 (1975-11-01), Kapteijn et al.
patent: 4121616 (1978-10-01), Lochte et al.
GEC Mechanical Handling Limited
Schmidt Frederick R.
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