Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and method for forming an anchor spread
- Patent Title (中): 用于形成锚点扩展的装置和方法
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Application No.: US13266741Application Date: 2011-02-02
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Publication No.: US08418641B2Publication Date: 2013-04-16
- Inventor: Bjørn Thore Ribesen , Arild Saasen , Espen Lea , Knut Ove Steinhovden , Steinar Ekrem
- Applicant: Bjørn Thore Ribesen , Arild Saasen , Espen Lea , Knut Ove Steinhovden , Steinar Ekrem
- Applicant Address: NO Stavanger
- Assignee: Viking Moorings AS
- Current Assignee: Viking Moorings AS
- Current Assignee Address: NO Stavanger
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: NO20100175 20100203; NO20101589 20101110
- International Application: PCT/NO2011/000042 WO 20110202
- International Announcement: WO2011/102730 WO 20110825
- Main IPC: B63B21/24
- IPC: B63B21/24

Abstract:
The invention is a method for mooring a marine vessel (P) using three or more anchor lines (11a, 11b, . . . ) comprising—laying out each anchor line (11) with an anchor in a desired position relative to the platform, with a seabed anchor chain (10) extending towards the desired position of the platform (P), with the seabed chain (10) connected to a fiber rope's (20) arranged for being extended through the sea and connected to an anchor winch chain (30) and being tightended by an anchor winch (31) on the vessel (P), wherein the fiber rope (20) is prepared by being packed to a bundle or coil (21) arranged in a protective container (24) on the seafloor, and arranged for being released and pulled out of the container (24) at a predetermined pulling force, and arranged for being picked up and connected to the anchor winch chain (30).
Public/Granted literature
- US20120067267A1 IMPROVED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN ANCHOR SPREAD Public/Granted day:2012-03-22
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