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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Pierre-armand Thomas, Puteaux, FR;
Jean-marc Cholley, Taverny, FR;
Inventors:
Pierre-Armand Thomas, Puteaux, FR;
Jean-Marc Cholley, Taverny, FR;
Assignee:
Technip France, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/00 (2006.01); B63B 9/06 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The structure () for transporting and installing or retrieving underwater equipment comprises a floating hull () equipped with legs () that can be moved vertically relative to the floating hull (), a platform () carried by shuttles () each associated with a leg () and able to be moved vertically relative to the hull () by said legs (), means of temporarily anchoring the equipment to the underside of the platform () and means () of moving said equipment in the water between a first position pressed against the anchoring means and a second position away from said means.