Patent ID: 11970245
Assignee: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 10:
11. A mooring arrangement for mooring a floating object in a body of water by means of at least a pair of mooring lines attached to the floating object, the arrangement comprising:
an anchor body; and
a yoke plate assembly, the yoke plate assembly including an assembly plate for mechanically coupling to the anchor body, an elongated yoke plate with a center that is pivotally connected to the assembly plate by means of an articulation,
a first lever arm having a first proximal end connected by a first coupler to a first end of the elongated yoke plate,
a second lever arm having a second proximal end connected by a second coupler to a second end of the elongated yoke plate longitudinally opposite to the first end,
the first coupler arranged as a first uni-joint between the first end of the elongated yoke plate and the first lever arm, and
the second coupler arranged as a second uni-joint between the second end of the elongated yoke plate and the second lever arm,
wherein during mooring the first lever arm at a first distal end thereof is connected by a first distal joint to a first one of the pair of mooring lines, the second lever arm at a second distal end thereof is connected by a second distal joint to a second one of the pair of mooring lines, the yoke plate assembly is connected to the anchor body, and the anchor body is placed at a bed of the body of water.