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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1981
Padmasiri D Seneviratne, Fullerton, CA (US);
Varco International, Inc., Orange, CA (US);
Abstract
A jacking mechanism for leveling a marine platform and a jacket supporting the platform by elevating a tubular leg or member of the platform relative to a pile extending through that member, with the jacking mechanism including a first gripping unit adapted to extend about and releasably grip the tubular member, a second gripping unit adapted to extend about and releasably grip the pile at a location beyond the tubular member and at a diameter smaller than the diameter at which the first gripping unit engages the tubular member, and power actuated means for moving the two gripping units axially relative to one another to cause the desired relative displacement of the leg and pile.