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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Paul Louvain-walters, Burscough, GB;
Jonathan Fox, Shevington, GB;
Paul Louvain-Walters, Burscough, GB;
Jonathan Fox, Shevington, GB;
Trelleborg CRP Limited, Skelmersdale, GB;
Abstract
A clamp for mounting upon a cylindrical member, such as a sub-sea riser or umbilical, has a set of outer clamp shells shaped to be arranged around the cylindrical member, and preferably adapted to be secured to one another in this configuration, e.g., by means of bolts. Within the structure thus formed are inner clamp members shaped to seat upon the cylindrical member, e.g., through part-circular inner faces. The inner clamp members are biased into engagement with the cylindrical member by means of spring elements pre-stressed upon assembly of the clamp between opposed surfaces of the respective outer clamp shell and inner clamp member. Preferably, the spring elements each act along a circumferential direction.