Patent ID: 6543376
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A device for installation in a floating vessel (1) intended for receiving a buoy (10; 13) or a turret (16) in a submerged receiving space at the bottom of the vessel, CHARACTERIZED IN that it comprises a tubular body (5) dimensioned for installation in a shaft (2) extending vertically through the hull of the vessel (1) and which at its lower end, is arranged to receive a module unit (6) provided with a through opening (8) for receiving the buoy or turret (10; 13; 16), the tubular body (5) at its lower end being provided with a peripherally extending base (20) which is conically downwards tapering, for support of a correspondingly tapering portion (21) of the module unit (6); the module unit (6), when installed in the tubular body (5), at its lower end having said portion (21) forming a sealing means (35; 36; 37) against the tubular body (5), and at its upper end being fixed in relation to the tubular body (5) by a locking means (40).