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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Ihc Holland IE B.v., Sliedrecht, NL;
Inventors:
Henricus Gerardus Andreas Van Vessem, Vught, NL;
Jurgen Arjan Zijlmans, Barendrecht, NL;
Assignee:
IHC HOLLAND IE B.V., Sliedrecht, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 27/30 (2006.01); B63B 27/36 (2006.01); B63B 21/00 (2006.01); B63B 27/14 (2006.01); B63B 27/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 27/30 (2013.01); B63B 21/00 (2013.01); B63B 27/143 (2013.01); B63B 27/16 (2013.01); B63B 2021/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for transferring personnel, equipment and/or structural elements from a surface vessel to an offshore structure, such as a wind turbine, or to another vessel comprising a foundation mounted or to be mounted on a surface vessel, an arm pivotally connected to the foundation and at least one gripper connected to the free end of the arm for coupling the arm to an offshore structure. A second arm is pivotally connected to the first arm.