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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2008
Jack Pollack, Houston, TX (US);
Jack Pollack, Houston, TX (US);
Single Buoy Moorings Inc., Marly, CH;
Abstract
Floating construction () having a base (), a tensioning member () extending from the sea bed in the direction of the base, a connector () at an upper end () of the tensioning member and attachment means on the base for attaching to the connector, characterized in that, the attachment means comprise a guide member () for lowering a tensioning member () section by a predetermined distance (D), which tensioning member section at a free end () is provided with a complementary connector () for attaching to the connector on the upper end of the tensioning member, the tensioning member section comprising at an upper end a stopper () for engaging with the base and for fixing and/or adjusting the upper end in a vertical direction, the floating construction comprising a pulling device () attached to the tensioning member section, for lowering the tensioning member section along the guide member towards the tensioning member.