Claims
- 1. An adjustable supporting apparatus for supporting a working table for lowering pipe from a floating vessel onto the ocean floor, comprisinga section adjustable in vertical height by rotation of an inner or outer member, a slip plane to allow for the supporting of compressive and tensile loads whose attachment to said adjustable supporting apparatus can move horizontally in the support process, a gimbal located above said slip plane allowing for the angular gimballing of said compressive and tensile loads.
- 2. The invention of claim 1, further comprising that said slip plane provides a single degree of rotational freedom.
- 3. The invention of claim 2, further comprising that said slip plane also allows for 2 degrees of linear freedom.
- 4. The invention of claim 1, further comprising said gimbal providing at least 2 degrees of angular freedom for allowing the support of said compressive loads.
- 5. The invention of claim 4, further comprising said gimbal providing at least 2 degrees of angular freedom for allowing the support of said tensile loads.
- 6. The invention of claim 1, further comprising that said adjustable section contains a threaded profile.
- 7. The invention of claim 1, further comprising that said slip plane provides 2 degrees of linear freedom.
- 8. The invention of claim 1, further comprising said gimbal provides 2 degrees of angular freedom and said slip plane providing 2 degrees of linear freedom.
- 9. The invention of claim 1, further comprising said gimbal providing 3 degrees of angular freedom and said slip plane providing 2 degrees of linear freedom and one degree of angular freedom.
- 10. The invention of claim 1, further comprising said gimbal being mounted above said slip plane.
- 11. An adjustable apparatus for supporting compressive and tensile loads comprising:a slip plane, a gimbal, an internal rotating shaft having an internal profile, a shaft within said internal profile of said internal rotating shaft which engages said internal profile, such that when said shaft is rotated in a first direction without moving axially, said rotating shaft will move axially in a first direction.
- 12. The invention of claim 11, further comprising said gimbal providing 3 degrees of angular freedom and said slip plane providing 2 degrees of linear freedom and one degree of angular freedom.
- 13. The invention of claim 12, further comprising said gimbal being mounted above said slip plane.
- 14. The invention of claim 11, further comprising that said internal profile within said rotating shaft is a square.
- 15. The invention of claim 11, further comprising that said internal rotating shaft contains a threaded profile.
- 16. The invention of claim 11, further comprising said slip plane which provides 2 degrees of linear freedom.
- 17. The invention of claim 11, further comprising said gimbal providing at least 2 degrees of angular freedom for allowing the support of loads.
- 18. The invention of claim 11, further comprising said gimbal providing 2 degrees of angular freedom and said slip plane providing 2 degrees of linear freedom.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of provisional application 60/083,964 filed May 1, 1998, incorporated herein by reference.
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60/083964 |
May 1998 |
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