B - Operations – Transporting – 63 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
63
B
114/58.5
B63B 21/50 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1171738
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A flex joint for use in anchoring devices for installations arranged on floats in seawater, comprised of a number of mooring tethers wherein the tethers are secured with their ends by joints to the floats or pontoons and/or to the foundation at the seabed. The joint is comprised of an inner sphere or head and of an outer sphere or socket surrounding the former about an angle of at least 240°. One of the two spheres is provided with a stem for securement to the anchorpost or to a latch for releasable securement of the respective tether. One or both of the spheres are provided at their mutually facing spherical surfaces with friction and wear resistant linings, the linings being diposed within predetermined zones of the respective spheres. Means for protecting the joint from seawater and for lubricating same from a central lubrication system are also disclosed and claimed. The invention increases the operation life of the joint and makes it suitable for deep water application.
395825
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
M.a.n. Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg Aktiengesellschaft
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