Patent ID: 8539970

Claim:
A device for transferring a fluid to a ship, the device comprising: a support platform delimiting a support surface having an outer edge; and a manifold disposed above the support surface and configured to be connected to a fluid tank located on the ship, the manifold comprising: a length of a rigid tube having an outer end, an outer flange extending at the outer end in a plane transverse to the support surface, the rigid tube having a length delimiting an inner pipe with an axis in a region of the outer end, the axis being parallel to the support surface; and a length of a connecting tube, connected to the length of the rigid tube, the length of the connecting tube having a free end configured for projecting out beyond the outer edge in order to be connected to a first fluid transfer line, and delimiting an inner passage connecting to the inner pipe and opening at the free end; wherein the length of the connecting tube is permanently attached to the length of the rigid tube and is hinged onto the length of the rigid tube in order to be movable in relation to the length of the rigid tube between: a retracted rest position in which the length of the connecting tube extends entirely inside the outer edge; and a first filling position, in which the free end of the length of the connecting tube projects out beyond the outer edge.