B - Operations – Transporting – 63 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
63
B
B63B 21/44 (2006.01) B63B 21/42 (2006.01) B63B 21/46 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2124446
A marine anchor (1) comprising a fluke (8) and a shank (3) attached to the fluke (8) is intended for drag embedment in a mooring bed (63) by pulling the anchor (1) substantially horizontally via the shank (3). Further, it is a particular feature of the anchor that two modes of operation are possible by means of the line (56) extending between the anchor cable attachement point (4A, 4B) an the shank and the fluke centroid (7) being variable to provide a first line (5) present for drag embedment of the anchor (1), and a second line (6) utilised when the anchor is embedded, wherein the pulling force on the anchor via the shank (3) can now be essentially upwards thereby providing an increased holding force due to the increased fluke area presented in the direction of the upwards force. The change in direction from the first line (5) to the second line (6) can be achieved by having the shank (3) pivotal (Fig. 9) and by providing pivot control means (26, 29) permitting selective pivoting of the shank (3). Alternatively two separate cable attachment points (4A, 4B) can be present in the shank (3) with, as a first example (Fig. I)two separate cables attached to said points (4A, 4B) whereby the two modes of anchor operation are achieved by transferring operation from a first cable to the second, or as a second example (Fig. 6) moving the single anchor cable (64) via a guide (11) from the first attachment point (4A) to the second (4B).
Brupat Limited
R. William Wray & Associates
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