Mooring member
AssigneeCalorflex, AS
InventorsAllan Boye Hansen, Peter Sörensen
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Abstract
A mooring member comprises a rope configured for extending between a vessel floating in a body of water and an anchoring device. The mooring member comprises a plurality of functional elements, wherein a first functional element is wound onto at least a portion of the rope, a second functional element is wound onto the first functional element, and so on, until an outermost functional element is wound onto a second-to-outermost functional element. The functional elements are wound in a helical configuration, and are configured to provide at least one of the following functions: damage protection, buoyancy, optical detection, sonar detection, stiffness control, and anti-fouling.
Claims14
A mooring member for extending between a vessel floating in a body of water and an anchoring device, comprising:
- a fibre rope;
- and
- a plurality of functional elements each wound as a different layer around at least a portion of the fibre rope, wherein one or more of the plurality of functional elements comprises a filler material comprising a plurality of hollow or solid micro-spheres, the plurality of functional elements further comprising:
- a first functional element at a first layer including a first filler material having a first colour,
- a second functional element at a second layer wound around the first layer wherein the second functional element includes a second filler material having a second colour different from the first colour,
- wherein all of the plurality of functional elements are wound in a helical configuration, are capable of moving with respect to the fibre rope, and are extruded elongated elements;
- and
- wherein the first colour and the second color provide an optically discernible indication of a depth of damage to the mooring member.
A mooring member for extending between a vessel floating in a body of water and an anchoring device, comprising:
- a fibre rope including a bundle of core strands extending along a first direction;
- a membrane enclosing the fibre rope;
- and
- a plurality of functional elements wound around the fibre rope and the membrane, comprising:
- a first functional element including a single or multiple strands that are wound in a helical configuration such that a first winding of the functional element and an adjacent second winding of the functional element have a gap therebetween;
- a second functional element wound in a helical configuration around the first functional element;
- wherein the plurality of functional elements are capable of moving with respect to the fibre rope;
- wherein the plurality of functional elements are extruded elongated elements;
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- wherein one or more of the plurality of functional elements comprises a filler material comprising a plurality of hollow or solid micro-spheres, or filler materials that improve the functional element's cut resistance and abrasion resistance.
A mooring member for extending between a vessel floating in a body of water and an anchoring device, comprising:
- a fibre rope;
- and
- a plurality of functional elements each wound as a different layer around at least a portion of the fibre rope comprising:
- a first functional element at a first layer including a first filler material having a first colour;
- a second functional element at a second layer wound around the first layer wherein the second functional element includes a second filler material having a second colour different from the first colour;
- wherein all of the plurality of functional elements are wound in a helical configuration, are capable of moving with respect to the fibre rope, and are extruded elongated elements;
- and
- wherein the first colour and the second color provide an optically discernible indication of a depth of damage to the mooring member, and wherein one or more of the plurality of functional elements comprise a filler material which exhibits swelling properties when in contact with water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.