Yoke plate assembly for a mooring arrangement and mooring arrangement comprising such a yoke plate assembly

A mooring arrangement for mooring a floating object in a body of water by means of at least a pair of mooring lines attached to the floating object, the arrangement comprising an anchor body, a yoke plate assembly and the pair of mooring lines,

• wherein the yoke plate assembly comprises an assembly plate for mechanically coupling to the anchor body, an elongated yoke plate with a center thereof pivotally connected to the assembly plate by means of an articulation;
• a first lever arm having a first proximal end connected by a first coupler to a first end of the elongated yoke plate;
• a second lever arm having a second proximal end connected by a second coupler to a second end of the elongated yoke plate longitudinally opposite to the first end;
• the first coupler is arranged as a first uni-joint between the first end of the elongated yoke plate and the first lever arm and the second coupler is arranged as a second uni-joint between the second end of the elongated yoke plate and the second lever arm,
• wherein during mooring the first lever arm at a first distal end thereof is connected by a first distal joint to one of the pair of mooring lines;
• the second lever arm at a second distal end thereof is connected by a second distal joint to the other of the pair of mooring lines;
• the yoke plate assembly is connected to the anchor body, and the anchor body is placed at a bed of the body of water.

A floating object floating in a body of water, moored to a bed of the body of water by a mooring arrangement comprising an anchor body, a yoke plate assembly and a pair of mooring lines, wherein

• the yoke plate assembly comprises an assembly plate for mechanically coupling to the anchor body, an elongated yoke plate with a center thereof pivotally connected to the assembly plate by means of an articulation;
• a first lever arm having a first proximal end connected by a first coupler to a first end of the elongated yoke plate;
• a second lever arm having a second proximal end connected by a second coupler to a second end of the elongated yoke plate longitudinally opposite to the first end;
• wherein the first coupler is arranged as a first uni-joint between the first end of the elongated yoke plate and the first lever arm,
• and the second coupler is arranged as a second uni-joint between the second end of the elongated yoke plate and the second lever arm,
• the first lever arm at a first distal end thereof is connected by a first distal joint to one of the pair of mooring lines;
• the second lever arm at a second distal end thereof is connected by a second distal joint to the other of the pair of mooring lines;
• the yoke plate assembly is connected to the anchor body,
• the anchor body is placed at a bed of the body of water,
• and the pair of mooring lines are each attached to the floating object.

Method of manufacturing a yoke plate assembly for mooring a floating object in a body of water by means of a pair mooring lines, comprising the steps of

• providing an assembly plate for mechanically coupling to an anchor body;
• providing an elongated yoke plate with a pivoting center;
• pivotally connecting the elongated yoke plate to the assembly plate by an articulation;
• providing a first lever arm and connecting a first proximal end thereof by a first coupler to a first end of the elongated yoke plate;
• providing a second lever arm and connecting a second proximal end thereof by a second coupler to a second end of the elongated yoke plate longitudinally opposite to the first end,
• wherein the first lever arm at a first distal end thereof is arranged with a connector connectable by a first distal joint to one of the pair of mooring lines,
• and the second lever arm at a second distal end thereof is arranged with a second connector connectable by a second distal joint to the other of the pair of mooring lines.