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EP 2464565 A1 20120620 - TOWABLE BUOY

Title (en)

TOWABLE BUOY

Title (de)

SCHLEPPBARE BOJE

Title (fr)

BOUÉE REMORQUABLE

Publication

EP 2464565 A1 20120620 (EN)

Application

EP 10744978 A 20100806

Priority

GB 0914314 A 20090814
GB 2010001490 W 20100806

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011018609A1] A towable buoy (1) having a tow point (104) for connection to a tow cable of a vessel, wherein the position of the tow point is translationally moveable with respect to the remainder of the buoy. Also, a method of operating the towable buoy.

IPC 8 full level

B63G 8/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B63G 8/38 (2013.01 - EP US); B63G 8/42 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011018609 A1 20110217; AU 2010283630 A1 20120209; CA 2768755 A1 20110217; EP 2464565 A1 20120620; GB 0914314 D0 20090930; US 2012186507 A1 20120726

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2010001490 W 20100806; AU 2010283630 A 20100806; CA 2768755 A 20100806; EP 10744978 A 20100806; GB 0914314 A 20090814; US 201013388206 A 20100806