AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING FLUID BETWEEN A SUBMERGED STORAGE TANK AND A SHIP

An apparatus for transferring fluid between a submerged storage tank and a ship comprises an elongated rigid element having its upper end above the surface of the water when in vertical position and its lower end attached by a universal joint to the tank, a floatable chamber attached to the upper end of the element, and transfer conduits extending from the ship along the length of the element.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • French Patent No. 2,068,185, dated Aug 26, 1970.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle

  26 rue de Leningrad
  Paris 8e,   France 
• Authors:
  • Whitley, J O
  • Scales, R E
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Bulletin Officiel de la Propriete Industrielle
  • Publisher: Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Spm tower structures
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056581
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM