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<p>THE INVENTION RELATES TO A SET OF FLOATERS (12) FOR A FLEXIBLE SUBMARINE PIPE (10) ADAPTED FOR THE TRANSPORT OF HYDROCARBONS, THE SAID SET OF FLOATERS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FLOATERS (12) CAPABLE OF BEING INSTALLED ONE AFTER THE OTHER ON AT LEAST ONE SECTION OF THE SAID FLEXIBLE SUBMARINE PIPE (10), THE SAID SET OF FLOATERS (12) COMPRISING SECURING MEANS ENABLING THE SAID FLOATERS (12) TO BE LOCKED IN THE TRANSLATIONAL SENSE ON THE SAID SECTION OF PIPE (10); ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, THE SAID SECURING MEANS COMPRISE: A HITCHING LINE (14) CONNECTING EACH OF THE SAID FLOATERS (12) TOGETHER SUCCESSIVELY, EACH OF THE SAID FLOATERS (12) BEING MAINTAINED IN POSITION ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND LOCKED IN THE TRANSLATIONAL SENSE ON THE SAID HITCHING LINE (14); AND CONNECTING MEANS (16, 18) FOR MAINTAINING THE SAID HITCHING LINE (14) EXTENDED ALONG THE SAID SECTION OF PIPE (10). (FIGURE 1)</p> |