Patent ID: 7677837
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: B63B,F16L

Abstract:
1. A device for transferring fluid between two floating supports anchored to the sea bottom, the device comprising a rigid pipe installed below the surface, said rigid pipe having first and second ends connected to said two floating supports via respective flexible hoses, wherein: a) a main portion of said rigid pipe includes or co-operates with buoyancy elements such that in a quasi-static rest state, said rigid pipe adopts a configuration of a single curved arch extending essentially from said first end to said second end; and b) said flexible hoses are of lengths and curvatures such that variations in the curvatures of said flexible hoses are suitable for compensating movements of said floating supports; and c) said rigid pipe is connected at each of said first and second ends by a tensioning link, said tensioning links being connected respectively: