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US 11,377,174 B2Granted
Mooring system
AssigneeCan Systems AS
InventorArild Bech
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Abstract
A mooring system comprises a pair of first mooring elements configured at first ends for connection to a floating vessel, and a pair of second mooring elements configured at first ends for connection to a seabed below a water surface. A restrictor member is connected between said pair of first mooring elements' second ends. The restrictor member has a length dimension that is less than or equal to the width of the vessel to which the mooring system is connected.
Claims17
A mooring system, comprising:
- a floating vessel having a bow mooring system and a stern mooring system, characterized in that:
- the bow mooring system comprises:
- a pair of first bow mooring elements connected at first ends to a bow portion of the floating vessel;
- a pair of second bow mooring elements configured at first ends for connection to a seabed below a water surface;
- and
- a bow restrictor member connected between second ends of said pair of first bow mooring elements, said pair of second bow mooring elements connected to respective ends of the bow restrictor member;
- and
- the stern mooring system comprises:
- a pair of first stern mooring elements connected at first ends to a stern portion of the floating vessel;
- a pair of second stern mooring elements configured at first ends for connection to a seabed below a water surface;
- and
- a stern restrictor member connected between second ends of said pair of first stern mooring elements, said pair of second stern mooring elements connected to respective ends of the stern restrictor member,
- wherein the floating vessel is movable between a state of equilibrium and a maximum backward offset, and between the state of equilibrium and a maximum forward offset.
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An assembly of floating vessels, comprising:
- a first floating vessel comprising:
- a bow mooring system and a stern mooring system, characterized in that:
- the bow mooring system comprises:
- a pair of first bow mooring elements connected at first ends to a bow portion of the first floating vessel;
- a pair of second bow mooring elements configured at first ends for connection to a seabed below a water surface;
- and
- a bow restrictor member connected between second ends of said pair of first bow mooring elements, said pair of second bow mooring elements connected to respective ends of the bow restrictor member;
- and
- the stern mooring system comprises:
- a pair of first stern mooring elements connected at first ends to a stern portion of the first floating vessel;
- a pair of second stern mooring elements configured at first ends for connection to a seabed below a water surface;
- and
- a stern restrictor member connected between second ends of said pair of first stern mooring elements, said pair of second stern mooring elements connected to respective ends of the stern restrictor member,
- wherein the first floating vessel is movable between a state of equilibrium and a maximum backward offset, and between the state of equilibrium and a maximum forward offset;
- and
- a second floating vessel;
- characterized in that the first floating vessel and the second floating vessel are moored alongside each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.