Complementary locking system for locking legs to the deck of an offshore drilling platform and methods of installing one such locking system
CA 2596676 C · Owner: Perol, Christian · Inventors: Thomas, Pierre-Armand; Cahay, Marc; Perol, Christian
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The invention relates to a complementary locking system for locking legs to the deck of a jack-up offshore drilling platform. The inventive system comprises the following elements at each leg namely: at least one assembly (30) comprising plates (32) forming two counter-racks (31) which are intended to be engaged with a leg rack and on one side of the plates (32), at least one internal element (40) for connecting the internal edges (32a) of the plates (32) at least one external element (45) for connecting the external edges (32b) of the plates (32) and at least one intermediate member (50) for connecting said at least one internal element (40) to said at least one external element (45). The …
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- Filed February 1, 2006 and granted April 16, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 1, 2026.
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