Swivel connection
OwnerBjorn Palmquistinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a ball swivel connection/joint intended to be used at anchoring of in particular deep sea water boring rigs and other off-shore platforms but also other heavy units at sea, whereby it comprises a partly spherical wire connection receiving a wire receiving unit a substantially annular link connector as well as a holding element for a fixed or movable fixation of the link connector as well to an annular space arranged in the partly spherical connector, whereby the link connector and the wire receiving unit are rotatably arranged relative each other.
Claims4
Swivel connection/joint intended to be used at anchoring of in particular deep sea water boring rigs and other off-shore platforms but also other heavy units at sea, characterized in that it comprises a partly spherical wire connection (1,3) receiving a wire receiving unit (2), a substantially annular link connector (6,7) as well as a holding element (11) for a fixed or movable fixation of the link connector (6) to an annular space (5) arranged in the partly spherical connector (1,2,3) perpendicular to the wire receiving unit (2), whereby the link connector (6) and the wire receiving unit (2) are rotatably arranged relative each other.
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