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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Saipem S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAIPEM S.P.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/10 (2006.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/108 (2013.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.05); F03D 13/25 (2016.05); F05B 2230/6102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-functional clamp for the installation of a wind turbine on an offshore substructure by a crane vessel equipped with a lifting crane, the multi-functional clamp having: a main body configured to selectively clamp and unclamp the lower part of the tower of a wind turbine and is shaped so as to couple with the crane vessel so as to define a given position for the tower with respect to the crane vessel; and a plurality of hooking members extending from the main body and configured to secure and release the free ends of a rigging assembly of the lifting crane to the main body so as to lift the multi-functional clamp by the lifting crane.