Patent ID: 6988340
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: B63B,E04C

Abstract:
1. An end termination for a tension leg of non-metallic material, said tension leg being constructed of a number of strands that constitute the load carrying elements of the tension leg, said strands being twisted about the longitudinal axis of the tension leg by a predetermined laying length, each of said strands being constructed of a plurality of rods of composite material having embedded strength fibres, said rods being twisted about each other, and the strands terminate in a receiving body having connecting means and a number of through-going apertures that receive and form fixing points for the respective strands, wherein the end termination comprises an embracing element that is spaced apart from the receiving body and keeps the strands together, and between the embracing element and the receiving body the strands extend in a substantially natural direction towards and into the apertures of the receiving body.