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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1980
Ambrogio Scodino, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Fernando Po, Milan, IT;
Saipem S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
Improved apparatus is provided for forming or erecting concrete loaded supporting means for supporting undersea pipelines at all depths and in the presence of undulating sea beds characterized by providing suspendable service module or frame means provided with pumpable concrete carrying means, vertical articulated positioning arm means mounted at one end to one end of the service module means with the one end thereof having means for releasably engaging concrete receiving pipe support module means, means for actuating the articulated positioning arm to place the support module beneath the undersea pipe to be supported, means operatively associated with the vertical articulated positioning arm and the concrete carrying means for transferring cement from the concrete carrying means to the support module.