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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2000
Kare Breivik, Tau, NO;
Trygve G. Egge, Hafrsfjord, NO;
Harald Kleppesto, Bryne, NO;
Arild K. Samuelson, Tananger, NO;
Navion ASA, Stavanger, NO;
Abstract
A device for installation in a floating vessel which is intended for receiving a buoy or a turret in a submerged receiving space at the bottom of the vessel. The device comprises a tubular body ( ) dimensioned for installation in a shaft ( ) extending vertically through the hull of the vessel and which, at its lower end, is arranged to receive a module unit ( ) provided with a through opening ( ) for receiving the buoy/turret. When the module unit ( ) is installed in the tubular body ( ), the module unit at its lower end forms a seal ( ) against the tubular body ( ), and at its upper end the module unit ( ) is fixed in relation to the tubular body ( ) by locking means ( ).