EP 4240645 A1 20230913 - IMPROVED MOORING CONNECTOR
Title (en)
IMPROVED MOORING CONNECTOR
Title (de)
VERBESSERTER VERTÄUUNGSVERBINDER
Title (fr)
RACCORD D'AMARRAGE AMÉLIORÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 202019391 A 20201209
- GB 202115851 A 20211104
- EP 2021083529 W 20211130
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2022122466A1] There is disclosed a mooring, marine, subsea, underwater or offshore connector (5) comprising: a first portion (10); a second portion (15); and an arrangement (20) for releasably locking the first portion (10) and the second portion (15), wherein the releasable lock arrangement (20) comprises at least one movable lock member (25) which is biased towards a first position. The/each lock member (25) is movable against the action of a biasing arrangement (20) by insertion of the first portion (10) into the second portion (15) and/or by removal of the first portion (10) from the second portion (15). The connector (5) comprises an arrangement for rotating the first portion (10) relative to the second portion (15) when the first portion (10) is inserted into and/or withdrawn from the second portion (15). Embodiments provide at least one opposing or facing pair of movable lock members (25, 25b); and at least one pair of biassing members (60a, 60b); a first end of the/each biassing member (60a, 60b) being connected to a first movable lock member (25a), and a second end of the/each biassing member (60, 60b) being connected to a second movable lock member (25b).
IPC 8 full level
B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63B 21/20 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
B63B 21/20 (2013.01 - US); B63B 21/50 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 21/502 (2013.01 - EP KR); B63B 21/507 (2013.01 - EP); B63B 21/508 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B63B 2021/005 (2013.01 - US); B63B 2021/203 (2013.01 - EP KR)
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
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2022122466 A1 20220616; AU 2021394549 A1 20230629; CA 3201578 A1 20220616; EP 4240645 A1 20230913; JP 2023554613 A 20231228; KR 20230113811 A 20230801; US 2024067308 A1 20240229
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2021083529 W 20211130; AU 2021394549 A 20211130; CA 3201578 A 20211130; EP 21836345 A 20211130; JP 2023535462 A 20211130; KR 20237023163 A 20211130; US 202118256605 A 20211130