Suction Anchors and Their Methods of Manufacture
AssigneeRCAM Technologies, Inc.
InventorJason Rust Cotrell
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Abstract
In a general aspect, suction anchors are presented for securing structures to an underwater floor. The suction anchors include a tubular body formed at least in part of cementitious materials and having a closed end and an open end. The tubular body includes an edge defining an opening for the open end. The edge is configured to penetrate the underwater floor. The suction anchors also include a port configured to fluidly-couple a cavity within the tubular body to an exterior of the tubular body. The suction anchors additionally include a pad eye extending from an outer surface of the tubular body and configured to couple to a mooring line. In another aspect, methods of manufacturing the suction anchors are also presented.
Claims26
A method of manufacturing a suction anchor, comprising:
- depositing layers of flowable cementitious material on top of each other to form at least part of a tubular body, the flowable cementitious material capable of hardening into solidified cementitious material, the tubular body comprising:
- a closed end and an open end,
- an edge defining an opening for the open end and configured to penetrate an underwater floor, and
- a port configured to fluidly-couple at least part of a cavity within the tubular body to an exterior of the tubular body;
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- securing a pad eye to an exterior wall of the tubular body, the pad eye configured to couple to a mooring line.
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A suction anchor for securing structures to an underwater floor, the suction anchor comprising:
- a tubular body formed at least in part of cementitious materials and having a closed end and an open end, the tubular body comprising an edge defining an opening for the open end, the edge configured to penetrate the underwater floor;
- a port configured to fluidly-couple at least part of a cavity within the tubular body to an exterior of the tubular body;
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- a pad eye extending from an outer surface of the tubular body and configured to couple to a mooring line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.