Assembly for mooring a pile with a mooring line and method implemented with said assembly
AssigneeVicinay Marine Innovacion (Aie)
InventorNagore ABRISKETA LOZANO
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Abstract
Assembly for mooring a pile with a mooring line. The assembly according to one implementation has a frame disposed on the pile that is configured to support a connecting end of a chain, the other end of the chain being connected to the pile. Said assembly having an attachment assembly having an attachment element connected at one end of the mooring line. Coupling means coupled to the attachment element allows positioning the attachment element with respect to the connecting end of the chain. The coupling means includes guide means for positioning the attachment element on the frame. Fixing means is provided allowing the interconnection of the attachment element and the connecting end of the chain.
Claims23
A coupling apparatus for coupling a connecting end of a chain section that is coupled with a pile to an end of a mooring line, the pile including a platform disposed on an upper end thereof, the platform having first and second spaced-apart guiding structures extending from an upper surface thereof, the coupling apparatus comprising:
- an attachment element having a first end configured to be connected to the end of the mooring line, and a second end configured to be connected to the connecting end of the chain section by a bolt,
- a fixing mechanism attached to and supported on the attachment element, the fixing mechanism configured to secure the connecting end of the chain with the attachment element by inserting the bolt through the second end of the attachment element and the connecting end of the chain section,
- at least one protruding rod coupled with or being co-extensive to the fixing mechanism, the at least one protruding rod configured to be held between the first and second spaced-apart guiding structures of the platform on the pile.
An assembly comprising:
- a pile having a platform disposed on an upper end thereof, the platform having first and second spaced-apart guiding structures extending from the an upper surface thereof,
- a chain section having a first end connected to the pile and a second free end,
- a coupling apparatus for coupling the second end of the chain section to an end of a mooring line, the apparatus comprising:
- an attachment element having a first end configured to be connected to the end of the mooring line, and a second end configured to be connected to the second end of the chain section by a bolt,
- a fixing mechanism attached to and supported on the attachment element, the fixing mechanism configured to secure the connecting end of the chain with the attachment element by inserting the bolt through the second end of the attachment element and the connecting end of the chain,
- at least one protruding rod coupled with or being co-extensive to the fixing mechanism, the at least one protruding rod configured to be held between the first and second spaced-apart guiding structures of the platform on the pile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.