Patent ID: 11945693
Assignee: SAIPEM S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A multi-functional clamp comprising:
a main body configured to selectively clamp and unclamp a tower of a wind turbine installable on an offshore substructure, the main body shaped to couple with a crane vessel to define a designated position for the tower of the wind turbine with respect to the crane vessel; and
a plurality of hooking members extending from the main body, each hooking member configured to selectively secure and release a respective free end of a rigging assembly of a lifting crane of the crane vessel to the main body and each hooking member comprising two flanges defining respective aligned holes, a pin configured to be inserted into the aligned holes, and an actuator mounted on one of the two flanges.