Terminator assembly for a floating structure

Patent · Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5784141

Chiu, H; Hall, J E

A terminator assembly is described for use in mooring a floating surface to the floor of a body of water. The floating structure has has an upper support and a lower support, comprising: a hawsepipe extending downwardly from adjacent the upper support and supported by the lower support, a tension member extending downwardly from adjacent the upper support through the hawsepipe and the lower support. The tension member has a lower end adapted for connection to the floor of the body of water. Locking means connected to an upper portion of the tension member for maintaining the tension member in tension by acting upon an upper portion of the hawsepipe without transferring primary tension load forces to the upper support.

• Assignee: Amoco Corp., Chicago, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4701076
• OSTI ID: 5784141
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 1 Aug 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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