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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Timothy John Crome, Asker, NO;
Johan Kristian Boe, Oslo, NO;
Igor Kopsov, Snayora, NO;
Leiv Egelund, Billingstad, NO;
Anil Kumar Sablok, Houston, TX (US);
Manoj Ramachandran, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy John Crome, Asker, NO;
Johan Kristian Boe, Oslo, NO;
Igor Kopsov, Snayora, NO;
Leiv Egelund, Billingstad, NO;
Anil Kumar Sablok, Houston, TX (US);
Manoj Ramachandran, Houston, TX (US);
Technip France, , FR;
Abstract
This installation comprises an upper structure (), and a flexible hose () capable of moving through the expanse of water (B) between an upper connected configuration and a lower disconnected configuration. The installation comprises a lower structure () having a base () extending at a distance from the bottom (A) of the expanse of water (B). The upper structure () is capable of moving relative to the lower structure () between an extraction position and an evacuation position. The base () defines a passage () for travel of the flexible hose () as it moves between the upper connected configuration and the lower disconnected configuration and a stop () for retaining a connection head () of the hose (), disposed in the travel passage (), to keep the connection head () at a distance from the bottom (A) of the expanse of water (B) in the lower disconnected configuration.