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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michel Baylot, Marseilles, FR;
Assignee:
Bouygues Offshore, Montigny le Bretonneux, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/23 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/23 ;
Abstract
A clamp system installed on a floating support for holding a pipe under tension, the system comprising a tubular element having a plurality of friction shoes. Each of the shoes is mounted at the end of a piston of a hydraulic actuator. The actuators and shoes are disposed in a plurality of planes. The pistons move in translation in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tubular element. Each actuator includes a mechanical lock for locking the piston in its extended position.