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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Julek Romuald Tomas, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventor:
Julek Romuald Tomas, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
Subsea 7 Limited, Sutton, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/24 (2006.01); B63B 21/04 (2006.01); B63B 21/20 (2006.01); B63B 21/26 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/24 (2013.01); B63B 21/04 (2013.01); B63B 21/20 (2013.01); B63B 21/26 (2013.01); B63B 21/502 (2013.01); B63B 2021/203 (2013.01);
Abstract
A subsea anchoring assembly with a locking head for connection of a mooring line to an anchor is disclosed. A socket is provided on the anchor. The socket has a seat adapted to receive and seat the locking head within it. The socket has a neck provided with a guide device to direct the locking head into alignment with the socket. By this arrangement, the locking head and the socket can move between a first configuration in which the locking head and the socket are separate, and a second configuration in which the locking head and the socket are locked together. An associated method is also described.