EP 3124704 A1 20170201 - RETRACTABLE SHIP LOADING BAY COVERS
Title (en)
RETRACTABLE SHIP LOADING BAY COVERS
Title (de)
EINZIEHBARE SCHIFFVERLADERAMPENABDECKUNGEN
Title (fr)
COUVERCLES DE COMPARTIMENTS DE CHARGEMENT DE NAVIRES RÉTRACTABLES
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 15178861 A 20150729
Abstract (en)
The present invention provides a retractable cover for vessels moored laterally along the side of a pier of a loading bay, and also for a portion of the pier itself, to provide protection against inclement weather during loading operations. The retractable cover comprises of a series of structural arches which are movable parallel to the pier. On the land side these arches are supported on motorized trolleys and on the water side on floatation devices. Between these arches flexible canvases are fitted. When the retractable covers gets deployed, the arches are moved apart from each other, the canvases get spread out and will provide the cover for the vessel moored underneath at the loading bay. A swinging spreader bar system moves the arches apart and at the same time provides the lateral stability once the cover is deployed.
IPC 8 full level
E02B 3/20 (2006.01); B63B 17/02 (2006.01); E04B 7/16 (2006.01); E04H 4/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E02B 3/20 (2013.01); E04B 7/166 (2013.01); B63B 17/023 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- EP 2754629 A1 20140716 - TMSA TECNOLOGIA EM MOVIMENTACAO S A [BR]
- WO 9955578 A1 19991104 - CANPOTEX SHIPPING SERV LTD [CA]
- WO 2008074112 A1 20080626 - FIEDLER NELSON BUIANO [BR]
- US 6062243 A 20000516 - TUCH KENNETH L [US], et al
- US 6397774 B1 20020604 - PRANGER LESLIE J [US]
- WO 2007082403 A1 20070726 - FURRER JOERG [CH]
Citation (search report)
- [A] WO 9946154 A1 19990916 - ACTA MARITIME DEV CORP [US], et al
- [A] NL 1020445 C1 20031023 - EEKEMA JAN [NL]
- [A] CA 2129093 A1 19960129 - CIARLA BIAGIO [CA], et al
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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3124704 A1 20170201; EP 3124704 B1 20180606; WO 2017017190 A1 20170202
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 15178861 A 20150729; EP 2016068012 W 20160728