A SINGLE POINT MOORING OR TOWING STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY FOR A TANKER

A single point mooring or towing structure, especially for a tanker, comprises a fixed element; a head having first and second rotatable parts; and a weight, supported by a number of pairs of ropes, the ropes of each pair connected to first and second parts so that rotation of the parts lifts the weight by increasing the angle between the ropes of each pair to provide an increasingly strong force.

• Corporate Authors:

  British Patent Office

  25 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane
  London WC2A 1AY,   England 
• Authors:
  • Kohring, W
• Publication Date: 1970-7-15

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Spm new concepts
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056632
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM