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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Klaas Boudewijn Van Gelder, Delft, NL;
Assignee:
Allseas Group S.A., , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/12 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for laying a pipeline ( ) in water, comprising a vessel ( ) with devices for assembling a pipeline from pipe parts, an elongate curved guide body ( ) arrange on the hull of the vessel for guiding the pipeline from the vessel into the water, and a device ( ) for carrying the guide body into respectively out of the water, wherein the elongate guide body is box-like, whereby a part of the forces exerted by the pipeline is absorbed by the guide track and the load on the hull is reduced.