Title: Equipment serving to connect oil-tankers to marine towers

Abstract: Apparatus for connecting a petroleum-oil supply line mounted on a marine column to a receiver conduit mounted on an oil-tanker, said column a head being mounted pivotally about the axis of said column at its upper end and including a rotary turret with a boom extending radially therefrom, wherein the improvement comprises a single-turn rotary pulley mounted on the head of the column and adapted to receive the upstream length of a hose-pipe, apparatus for permanently connecting the upstream end of said hose-pipe to the downstream end of the oil-supply line of said column, and apparatus for supporting and guiding the downstream length of the hose-pipe from the pulley to the end of said boom in such a manner that a connecting member provided at the downstream end of the downstream length has its outlet opening constantly directed downwards at the end of the said boom.

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Inventors: Tuson, Samuel (Mesnil-le-Roi, FR)

Application Number: 841484
Filing Date: 1977-10-12
Publication_date: 1980-02-26
Assignee: Entreprise d'Equipements Mecaniques et Hydrauliques E.M.H. (FR)
Primary Class(es): 141/387 137/355.26, 137/615
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

B367640	Jan, 1975	Olson	242/47.
2615756	Oct, 1952	Granberg	137/355.
3249121	May, 1966	Bily	141/388.
3654951	Apr, 1972	Pogonowski et al.	137/355.
3670930	Jun, 1972	Irie et al.	137/615.
3727650	Apr, 1973	Ingraw et al.	141/388.
3889896	Jun, 1975	O'Hara	137/355.
3913157	Oct, 1975	Versluis et al.	141/388.
3921557	Nov, 1975	Kapteign et al.	141/387.
3980037	Sep, 1976	Tuson	141/388.

Other Refs: 223054222604901125347

Dec, 1974	FR.
Sep, 1975	FR.
Aug, 1968	GB.

Primary Examiner: Schwadron, Martin P.
Assistant Examiner: Chambers, A. Michael
Attorney: Steinberg and Blake