Fluid transferring arm

Claim 1

IN A FLUID TRANSFERRING ARM, A TUBULAR FLUID CONDUCTING RISER HAVING A LOWER UPRIGHT PORTION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL PORTION, AN INNER SHEAVE ENCIRCLING AND STATIONARY WITH RESPECT TO SAID HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE RISER, A RIGID TUBULAR INNER BOOM HAVING AN INNER HORIZONTAL PORTION SWIVELLY CONNECTED IN FLUID-TIGHT RELATION TO THE HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE RISER AND AN OUTER HORIZONTAL PORTION, A RIGID TUBULAR OUTER BOOM HAVING AN INNER HORIZONTAL PORTION SWIVELLY CONNECTED IN FLUID-TIGHT RELATION TO THE OUTER HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE INNER BOOM THEREBY PROVIDING AN INTERMEDIATE AXIS OF ROTATION, THE OUTER ROOM ALSO HAVING AN OUTER HORIZONTAL PORTION, AN INTERMEDIATE SHEAVE ENCIRCLING SAID INTERMEDIATE AXIS AND MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID BOOMS, A COUPLING HAVING AN INNER HORIZONTAL PORTION SWIVELLY CONNECTED IN FLUID-TIGHT RELATION TO THE OUTER HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE OUTER BOOM THEREBY DEFINING AN OUTER AXIS OF ROTATION, SAID COUPLING HAVING A TUBULAR CONNECTING PORTION WHICH IS IN ACUTE ANGULAR RELATION WITH THE HORIZONTAL, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE POSITIONS OF THE BOOMS, WHEN THE COUPLING IS UNSUPPORTED AND IS ALLOWED TO PIVOT FREELY ABOUT SAID OUTER AXIS, AN OUTER SHEAVE ENCIRCLING AND STATIONARY WITH RESPECT TO SAID INNER PORTION OF THE COUPLING, AND A CABLE TRAINED OVER SAID INTERMEDIATE SHEAVE AND HAVING INNER AND OUTER ENDS RESPECTIVELY TRAINED OVER AND CONNECTED TO THE INNER AND OUTER SHEAVES SO THAT THE CONNECTING PORTION OF THE COUPLING IS HELD IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL ATTITUDE IRRESPECTIVE OF THE POSITIONS OF THE BOOMS.