Title: Method and system for escaping from an offshore drilling platform

Abstract: Improved method and system for escaping from an offshore drilling or production platform in an emergency situation. A stable buoyant structure is floated and anchored in a fixed position nearby but at a safe distance from the platform. The structure is constructed to form a safe haven and is connected to the platform by an aerial cableway along which a personnel carrier is movable in either direction. Preferably the haven is in the form of a self-propelled vessel provided with a helicopter platform.

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Inventors: Reynoir, Ronald H. (New Orleans, LA, US)
Flautt, Robert A. (New Orleans, LA, US)
Leavitt, Clyde M. (Ocean Springs, MS, US)

Application Number: 951460
Filing Date: 1978-10-16
Publication_date: 1980-05-20
Assignee: The Reynoir Company (New Orleans, LA)
Primary Class(es): 182/10 114/293, 182/191
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US Patent Ref:

284180	Sep, 1883	Burghardt	182/47.
807802	Dec, 1905	Auld	9/14.
1120866	Dec, 1914	Tracy	9/14.
1556555	Oct, 1925	Brown	9/14.
3552343	Jan, 1971	Scott	114/293.
3826335	Jul, 1974	Allen	182/10.
4056167	Nov, 1977	Bonafos	182/10.
4122917	Oct, 1978	Kendrick	182/10.

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Primary Examiner: Machado, Reinaldo P.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Cushman, Darby & Cushman