Patent ID: 6431101
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A vessel (1) comprising a chain hawse (4) and at least one anchor chain (3) of interconnected chain links (7, 8), each chain link comprising a transverse center line (20) and having an inner dimension (i) along said center line, the anchor chain (3) running through the chain hawse (4) which ends in an exit opening (5) in the vessel and which has a predetermined radius of curvature (&rgr;) near the exit opening, a curved part of the chain hawse being along at least a part of its length provided with a chain support element (11) for supporting the chain links (7, 8), the chain support element (11) comprising two oppositely located, parallel ridges (16, 17, 27, 28) extending in the length direction of the chain and having said radius of curvature, each ridge (16, 17, 27, 28), when seen along the transverse center line (20) of the chain links that are supported on said ridges, being substantially located within the area defined by the inner dimension (i) of the chain links (7, 8) and supporting the chain links whose transverse center line is parallel to a plane tangential to the curved part of said chain hawse.