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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Ihc Holland IE B.v., Sliedrecht, NL;
Inventors:
Jurgen Arjan Zijlmans, Barendrecht, NL;
Petrus Marinus Johannes Van Der Burgt, Horssen, NL;
Joppe Burgers, Nijmegen, NL;
Assignee:
IHC HOLLAND IE B.V., Sliedrecht, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/04 (2006.01); B63B 21/20 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63B 21/18 (2006.01); B63B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/04 (2013.01); B63B 21/18 (2013.01); B63B 21/20 (2013.01); B63B 21/502 (2013.01); B63B 2021/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for tensioning anchor chains, in particular mooring legs of off-shore vessels and installations, comprises a frame carrying connectors for holding together lower and upper portions of the chain to be tensioned. The frame further carries a tensioning mechanism for pulling at least one portion of the chain towards the other portion of the chain while the device is submerged.