Patent ID: 7568861

Claim:
A bend stiffener which is configured to surround the end portion of an elongate, essentially cylindrical object, extending from a subsea installation to a surface vessel, and is connected to an end piece or end flange of the object at a connection to the vessel, characterized in that the bend stiffener is provided by a plurality of inner, essentially cylindrical clamps made having a longitudinal groove for receiving spring rods in their outer surface, which clamps surround the object, and there is provided a plurality of outer, essentially cylindrical clamps which in their inner surface are made having longitudinal grooves for receiving the spring rods, the grooves in the inner and outer clamps corresponding to each other when the outer clamp is mounted around the inner clamp, and a plurality of clamp sets are arranged spaced apart from each other in vicinity of the end piece or end flange, the spring rods being secured in the end piece or the end flange of the object, or an adapted arrangement on the object, and extending longitudinally along the object, through the grooves in the inner and outer clamps, and the outer clamps are secured to the inner clamps and lock the spring rods relative to the inner clamps and the object.