Patent ID: 9045199
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid transfer assembly for transferring a fluid between an onshore or offshore installation and a tanker, comprising: a floating device provided with a positioner configured to maintain a predetermined position; a first fluid transfer line for releasably connecting said onshore or offshore installation to said floating device, and a second fluid transfer line for releasably connecting said floating device to the tanker, wherein the floating device is provided with a connecting device having an intermediate fluid transfer line fixedly mounted to a frame for establishing a fluid connection between the first and second fluid transfer lines, the intermediate fluid transfer line having two fluidly coupled ends, the first and second fluid transfer lines being directly couplable to the ends of the intermediate fluid transfer line with quick-disconnectable couplings, and wherein the connecting device and floating device are separate parts configured to be joined and separated by cooperating couplers provided on the connecting device and floating device, respectively, the connecting device being removable as a unit from the floating device through the couplers that couple the frame to the floating device, wherein said ends of said intermediate fluid transfer line comprise a first end provided with a first connector for cooperation with a corresponding connector of the first fluid transfer line, and a second end provided with a second connector for cooperation with a corresponding connector of the second fluid transfer line, and wherein the frame is provided with a lifting assembly configured to lift ends of the first and second fluid transfer lines.