Floating storage unit for a fluid

• US 3,335,690 A
• Filed: 02/04/1966
• Issued: 08/15/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bob E. Busking
• Original Assignee: Bob E. Busking
• Inventors: Busking, Bob E.
• Application Number:
  US04/525,201
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• US Class Current: 114/256
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 22/021 and for transferring fluids, e.g. liquids container type buoys having means to selectively release contents, not adapted for mooring a vessel B63B22/26

Claims

1. A FLOATING UNIT FOR THE STORAGE OF A FLUID EACH AS CRUDE OIL COMPRISING:

A FLOATING STORAGE VESSEL HAVING AT LEAST ONE FLUID STORAGE TANK AND POSITIONED ON A BODY OF WATER, A ROTATABLE MEMBER RIGIDLY FIXED TO SAID VESSEL AND CARRIED THEREBY OUTBOARD THEREOF ABOVE THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF WATER, A SUBSTANTIALLY NON-ROTATABLE MEMBER JOURNALLED TO SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER AND SUPPORTED THEREBY TO PERMIT SAID VESSEL TO ROTATE 360* ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AXIS, ANCHORING MEANS SECURED TO SAID NON-ROTATABLE MEMBER AND EXTENDING TO THE FLOOR OF SAID BODY OF WATER FOR ANCHORING SAID NON-ROTATABLE MEMBER TO SAID FLOOR IN A SUBSTANTIALLY NON-ROTATABLE MANNER, AT LEAST ONE SUPPLY FLOWLINE EXTENDING UP THROUGH SAID BODY OF WATER AND ATTACHED TO SAID NON-ROTATABLE MEMBER, AT LEAST ONE LOADING FLOWLINE HAVING ONE END IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID STORAGE TANK IN SAID VESSEL, AND A FLOWLINE SWIVEL COUPLING ROTATABLY INTERCONNECTING THE OTHER END OF SAID LOADING FLOWLINE WITH SAID SUPPLY FLOWLINE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS.