Mooring buoy

Claim 1

A BUOY FOR MOORING A FLOATING VESSEL AT AN OFFSHORE LOCATION AND COMMUNICATING FLUIDS THERETO AND THEREFROM, COMPRISING: (A) A FLOAT BODY HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING EXTENDING THERETHROUGH; (B) A TABULAR LINE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING AND PROVIDING MEANS WHEREBY CONDUITS APPROACHING THE FLOAT BODY FROM ABOVE AND BELOW MAY BE SECURED IN FLUID COMMUNICATION; (C) CONNECTING MEANS SECURED TO SAID LINE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONNECTION OF CONDUITS THERETO APPROACHING FROM BELOW THE FLOAT BODY; (D) SWIVEL MEANS SECURED TO SAID LINE TO PROVIDE FOR THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF CONDUITS THERETO APPROACHING FROM ABOVE THE FLOAT BODY; (E) A TURNTABLE MOUNTED ON SAID FLOAT BODY FOR ROTATION AROUND SAID LINE IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE IN WHICH CONDUITS CONNECTED TO THE SWIVEL MEANS MOVE; (F) AT LEAST ONE CONDUIT SECURED TO SAID TURNTABLE, SAID CONDUIT HAVING ONE END THEREOF ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO A PIPELINE COMMUNICATING WITH A FLOATING VESSEL; AND, (G) A BRANCHED CONNECTOR HAVING ONE END SECURED IN COMMUNICATION WITH THER OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT AND TWO ENDS FLEXIBLY CONNECTED IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID LINE, SAID TWO ENDS BEING CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID LINE IN SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED AXIAL RELATIONSHIP THROUGH SAID SWIVEL MEANS.