Kvaerner Oilfield Products A.s.

Kvaener Oilfield Products A.s.

Bj&oslash;rn Paulshus

Willy Bjerke

Morten Rengman M&oslash;rck

Per-Ola Baalerud

A connector in particular intended for use with a tension leg platform is disclosed. The connector comprises a male part ( ) and a female part ( ), which male part ( ) is designed to engage in the female part ( ) and the parts are able to engage with one another without any of the parts having to rotate in respect of the other. The female part ( ) comprises an abutment ring having an internal continuous downward facing abutment shoulder ( ) and the male part ( ) has a discontinuous segmented ring ( ). Each individual ring segment ( ) is limitary independantly movable, both axially and radially, which segmented ring ( ) lies slidably against a mandrel abutment ( ).

Connector intended for use with tension leg platform

A tension member, for use as a tendon or tether for a tension leg platform consisting of a plurality of carbon fiber filaments ( ) gathered into a plurality of strands ( ) in which the filaments ( ) run against one another, around which strands there is arranged a sheath ( ). The tension member comprises pressure-resisting spacers ( ) having recesses ( ) wherein the strands ( ) are laid singly so that they can move in the longitudinal direction unobstructed by each other and the spacers ( ).

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Skedsmokorset, Norway

Bjørn Paulshus

Growing community of inventors

Skedsmokorset, Norway

Bj&oslash;rn Paulshus

Bjørn Paulshus