An apparatus for mooring a structure comprising a first portion 35 for receiving a portion (15b fig 1a) of a line 15, such as a mooring line, extending from a structure, such as a floating structure, offshore structure, floating platform or buoy; a guide portion 40 movably connected to the first portion for guiding the portion of the line received by the first portion; and a second portion 45 movably connected to the first and/or guide portions for connecting the apparatus to a seabed or further structure on the seabed. There may be a line engaging device 50 connected to the first portion and movable between first and second positions in response to tension. The second portion may comprise a groove 45a and/or protrusion 45b that may support a mounting element 65 connected to at least one end of a line received in the apparatus.
Mooring tensioner
2018-03-14
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |