Patent ID: 9182054
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B63B,B65H,F16L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for feeding an elongate article from a floating vessel and suspending a first portion of the elongate article in a body of water below the floating vessel, the apparatus comprising: a cylindrical body rotatably supported on the floating vessel, the cylindrical body comprising: a first tensioner means for the elongate article, the first tensioner means arranged on the floating vessel between the spooling-on region and a storage area for the elongate article; and a guiding apparatus arranged on the vessel proximate to the cylindrical contacting surface, wherein the guiding apparatus is arranged and configured to control movement of the portion of the elongate article interacting with the cylindrical contacting surface between the spooling-on region and the spooling-off region, and wherein the guiding apparatus comprises a plurality of individual guiding means, each of the plurality of individual guiding means being configured to control a movement of one of a plurality of turns of the elongate article around the cylindrical contacting surface.