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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2001
David M. Seaman, Hockley, TX (US);
Humphrey C. Han, Houston, TX (US);
Martin J. Krafft, Houston, TX (US);
William L. Fontenot, Houston, TX (US);
FMC Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A vessel with a mooring tube assembly with swivel mounted chain supports. The assembly includes a frame arranged and designed for support within a vertical opening of the vessel at its bow and/or its stern. A plurality of chain tubes are carried on the outer side of the frame in an arc such that their top ends extend upwardly generally parallel to the vertical axis of opening of the vessel. The vessel includes a deck mounted above the upper end of the frame. A track on the deck allows a single winch to be moved so that a pull-in line can be registered with any of the top ends of the tubes. A plurality of chain supports are rotationally mounted on the frame where each chain support has an outlet and an inlet. A trunnion chain stopper is provided between the outlet and inlet of the chain support. The outlet of each chain stopper is in registration with the lower end of one of the chain tubes.