Patent SG-11201408344R-A (SG)
Title: Rope stopper system
Inventor: LARSEN LIAVÅG ANDRÈ
IPC: B63B21/08
Filed: 2013-05-07
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 19 December 2013 (19.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/187770 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: B63B 21/08 (2006.01) B63B 21/04 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/N02013/050081 7 May 2013 (07.05.2013) Norwegian English (30) Priority Data: 20120685 13 June 2012 (13.06.2012) NO (71) Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE MARINE AS DECK MA­ CHINERY BRATTVAG - [NO/NO]; P.O. Box 1522, N- 6025 Alesund (NO). (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants : LARSEN LIAVAG, Andre [NO/NO]; Ramsvika 104, N-6012 Alesund (NO). PEIGNE, Guil- laume [NO/NO]; Sverresborg alle 36B, N-7020 Trond- heim (NO). (74) Agent: ACAPO AS; P.O. Box 1881 Nordnes, N-5817 Bergen (NO). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — with amended claims (Art. 19(1)) (54) Title: ROPE STOPPER SYSTEM o l> l> l> 00 -22 v. \ vx \\ ' \"W \ / '• Fig. 6 (57) Abstract: A rope stopper system for fibre a rope (30) is described, where a rope stopper (10) is placed on a deck of an anchor handling vessel (50) or the like, and arranged is to grip and secure the fibre rope (30), that runs through the rope stopper (10), in connection with reshackling and the like. The rope stopper (10) comprises frame a (12) equipped with at least three rotary stopper elements (14), where the stopper elements (14) are arranged in an opening (16) in the frame (12), said opening (16) is a through-running opening to receive the fibre rope (30), and where the stopper ele­ ments (14) in the opening are placed about the through-run - ning fibre rope (30), and also that the surface of said stopper elements (14) equipped is with a contact surface (24) which, during rotation of the stopper elements, is arranged to lock the fibre rope (30) and that the contact surface arranged is at a point on the outer surface (26) that lies further away from the bearing point (20) of the stopper element than at least the most of the other points in the outer surface (26) of the stopper element. i-H o CJ o &