Patent ID: 9567040
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B63B

Claim:
1. A tension-leg platform anchoring system comprises: a topside; a plurality of anchored floating supports; each of the plurality of anchored floating supports comprises a column, at least one mooring assembly, and an anchor; the mooring assembly comprises a column coupler, a first tendon, and an anchor coupler; a first base of the column being mounted normal to the topside; the column coupler being mounted to the column; the anchor coupler being tethered to the column coupler by the first tendon; the first tendon being positioned adjacent and along a lateral portion of the column; the anchor being attached adjacent to the anchor coupler, opposite to the first tendon; the mooring assembly further comprises a second tendon, a tendon joint, a sheave and a protruding mount; the protruding mount being connected adjacent to the lateral portion, adjacent to the first base; the protruding mount and the column coupler being positioned opposite of each other across the first base; the sheave being rotatably mounted onto the first base and the protruding mount; the column coupler being tethered to the tendon joint by the second tendon; the second tendon being tensionably engaged about the sheave; the anchor coupler being tethered to the tendon joint by the first tendon; the mooring assembly further comprises a tendon adjustment cable and a pulley; the pulley being rotatably mounted to the first base, adjacent to the sheave; the column coupler being tethered to the tendon joint by the tendon adjustment cable; and the tendon adjustment cable being tensionably engaged about the pulley.