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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
Christian Raymond Bauduin, Eze Bord de Mer, FR;
Jean-yves Silvain Toggiani, Roquebrune Cap Martin, FR;
Jean Pierre Benoit, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
Jerome Perrin, Biot, FR;
Christian Raymond Bauduin, Eze Bord de Mer, FR;
Jean-Yves Silvain Toggiani, Roquebrune Cap Martin, FR;
Jean Pierre Benoit, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
Jerome Perrin, Biot, FR;
SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC., Marly, CH;
Abstract
Turret mooring system for receiving a mooring buoy, includes a turret mooring structure, and a buoy locking system for locking the mooring buoy, whereby the turret mooring system includes an intermediate connection member, which includes the buoy locking system. The intermediate connection member is rotatably suspended from the turret mooring structure. A method of mooring a vessel, including a turret mooring system, is described whereby the turret mooring system is arranged to receive the mooring buoy. The turret mooring system includes a turret mooring structure that is rotatably suspended from the vessel and an intermediate connection member that is rotatably suspended from the turret mooring structure. The method includes the steps of receiving the mooring buoy into the turret mooring system, locking the mooring buoy to the intermediate connection member, and rotating the intermediate connection member and the turret mooring structure with respect to each other.