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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2018
Applicant:

Apl Norway As, Kolbjørnsvik, NO;

Inventor:

Geir Olav Hovde, His, NO;

Assignee:

APL NORWAY AS, Kolbjørnsvik, NO;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/04 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/04 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mooring line length adjusting device and method is disclosed. The device is arranged for connecting lower and upper mooring line section to its respective ends and for adjusting the total length of the mooring line. The upper section of the mooring line includes a chain segment at its end connected to the device. The device includes a locking element to lock the chain segment to itself. A connecting structure for a temporary pulling mechanism to pull the device in a direction to transfer tension from the upper mooring line section to the temporary pulling mechanism is a part of the device. The method discloses steps and details how to use the device.


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