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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1973
Porter R Edling, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth L Yoast, Texarkana, TX (US);
Glenn D Wickline, deceased, late of Houston, TX (US);
The Offshore Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for emergency release of a ship from its mooring cables is disclosed wherein pressurized actuating fluid stored in accumulators may be selectively released to actuate fluid powered cutters to sever the mooring cables. In its preferred form the system includes fire inerting apparatus adapted to operate in conjunction with the cable cutters to provide a fire inert atmosphere and thereby eliminate the possibility of fire or explosion resulting from sparks generated during the cutting operation. The system is remote controlled and operates on a power source independent from the ship's normal power. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which of course is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.