There is disclosed a mooring, marine, subsea, underwater or offshore connector 5 comprising: a first portion 10; a second portion 15; and an arrangement 20 for releasably locking the first and second portions, comprising at least one movable lock member 25, biased towards a first position. In some embodiments the lock member 25 is movable against the action of a biasing arrangement. The connector may comprise an arrangement for rotating the first portion relative to the second when the first portion is inserted into or withdrawn from the second. Embodiments provide at least one opposing or facing pair of movable lock members 25, 25b; and at least one pair of biassing members 60a, 60b;
Improved mooring connector
2022-03-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |