Title:
MULTIPURPOSE TOWER FOR MONOHULL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004020275
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A vessel (7), preferably a monohull vessel, said vessel having a moonpool (9) and further comprising a tower (1) mounted on vessel and a load hoist system for raising and/or lowering a load through the moonpool. Preferably the tower is located adjacent a single side of the moonpool. Preferably the tower has a single vertical mast. The load hoist system comprises a compensating system, preferably a heave compensation system. Preferably the tower is provided with one or more trolleys (27, 29) and associated vertical trolley guides (13, 14), which allow for up and down movement of the one or more trolleys along at least part of the height of the tower. Preferably the tower is further provided with a vertically moveable work platform (31) and an associated work platform guide, which work platform is movable up and down along at least part of the height of the tower.
Inventors:
ROODENBURG JOOP (NL)
VAN KUILENBURG ROBERT FRODO (NL)
WIJNING DIEDRICK BENARDUS (NL)
VAN KUILENBURG ROBERT FRODO (NL)
WIJNING DIEDRICK BENARDUS (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/NL2003/000609
Publication Date:
April 22, 2004
Filing Date:
August 29, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ITREC BV (NL)
ROODENBURG JOOP (NL)
VAN KUILENBURG ROBERT FRODO (NL)
WIJNING DIEDRICK BENARDUS (NL)
ROODENBURG JOOP (NL)
VAN KUILENBURG ROBERT FRODO (NL)
WIJNING DIEDRICK BENARDUS (NL)
International Classes:
B63B15/00; B63B19/14; B63B27/16; B63B27/30; (IPC1-7): B63B35/44; B63B19/18
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999011518A1 | 1999-03-11 | |||
| WO1997018987A1 | 1997-05-29 |
Foreign References:
| US2797083A | 1957-06-25 | |||
| US3918379A | 1975-11-11 | |||
| US3949693A | 1976-04-13 | |||
| NL1009043C2 | 1999-11-01 | |||
| GB2087342A | 1982-05-26 |
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