EP0385903A1 - Floating assembly such as a pontoon, formed of single floating bodies joined together by means of keys - Google Patents

Floating assembly such as a pontoon, formed of single floating bodies joined together by means of keys Download PDF

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EP0385903A1
EP0385903A1 EP19900460012 EP90460012A EP0385903A1 EP 0385903 A1 EP0385903 A1 EP 0385903A1 EP 19900460012 EP19900460012 EP 19900460012 EP 90460012 A EP90460012 A EP 90460012A EP 0385903 A1 EP0385903 A1 EP 0385903A1
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  • the present invention relates to floating pontoons or landing stages formed by separate floating bodies which are assembled by assembly keys.
  • each floating body is constituted by a box having, in plane, the shape of a polygon comprising, at least at its vertices, fixing means for its attachment to a similar floating body.
  • Each vertical edge of the box has a hollow part, to accommodate a corresponding part of a cylindrical vertical key, and a vertical channel opposite each hollow.
  • the key has an upper flange and a lower flange drilled with holes to align with the channels. Vertical pins passed through the holes and channels secure the corners and the key.
  • the floating bodies elemen have a substantially rectangular horizontal section and they are connected together by their vertical faces. Two faces to be assembled have one of the male parts and the other of the female parts which fit into each other and which are held nested by vertical pins.
  • a type of pontoon is also known which is made up of modular floating bodies each formed of a cubic-shaped box, the rounded vertical edges of which each carry a thin horizontal tab pierced with a central hole.
  • the four legs of a cubic box are placed at different heights so that at the junction of four cubic boxes one can superimpose their adjacent legs and pass, in their four aligned holes, a vertical cylindrical key.
  • the boxes are made of resistant and moldable plastic, but the manufacture of the legs complicates the shape of the mold. In practice, the upper and lower parts of the boxes are manufactured separately before being welded to each other. This results in a significant manufacturing cost.
  • An object of the present invention to provide a modular floating body for pontoon which avoids the drawbacks mentioned above, which is easy to manufacture and low cost.
  • a floating assembly such as a floating pontoon, formed of elementary floating bodies which can be assembled by means of assembly keys, each floating body having vertical edges which each have the shape of a first cylindrical hollow, widened in its upper part, the lower face of each elementary floating body comprising, in the vicinity of the bottom of each edge, a cavity open downwards with a vertical slot connecting the bottom of the cavity and the bottom of the first hollow, each assembly key consisting of a screw and a nut in which the base of the screw is screwed, the screw being intended to be housed in the first hollows of the elementary floating bodies and the nut carrying horizontal branches which each carries a ball intended to fit in a cavity like the branch, which door, in the corresponding slot.
  • the screw of each key has a cylindrical body partially adapting in each first recess and extended downwards by a threaded base of smaller radius.
  • each cavity is provided in the ceiling of a second cylindrical hollow provided in the underside of the elementary floating body, said second hollow being quasi-cylindrical with a radius larger than that of the first hollow and having the same vertical axis. that this one.
  • each elementary floating body has a substantially rectangular horizontal section, each first recess extending over 90 ° and the nut of each key carrying four horizontal branches spaced angularly by 90 °.
  • the rectangular section has the shape of a square.
  • each cavity is circular cylindrical and each ball is spherical.
  • the widened part at the top of each first hollow is conical, like the head of the screw of each key.
  • the four bodies 1 to 4 of FIG. 1 are each of the boxes of generally cubic shape, which are assembled by means of a key 5.
  • the boxes include a kind of waterproof polyethylene skin and are hollow or filled with a foam of low density plastic material making the unsinkable box.
  • Each of the vertical edges of a box has the shape of a cylindrical hollow 6 extending over a quarter of a circle. The upper part of each hollow 6 is extended upwards by a conical hollow 7 which widens upwards.
  • the upper face 8 is slightly curved and its surface preferably includes non-slip ridges. Each side face of a box is flat between the two adjacent recesses 6.
  • the underside 9 of a box has, at each corner, a cylindrical hollow 10 with a radius significantly greater than the radius of a hollow 6, but also extends over a quarter of a circle.
  • the hollow 10 therefore has a side wall 11 and a ceiling 12.
  • a cylindrical cavity 13 extending over a complete circle whose center 14 is on the diagonal ending in the corresponding corner.
  • a vertical slot 15 is provided to make the bottom of the cavity 13 communicate with the bottom of the hollow 6.
  • the key 5 essentially consists of two parts, an upper part in the form of a screw and a lower part in the form of a nut.
  • the upper part consists of a vertical circular cylinder 16 surmounted by a screw head 17.
  • the radius of the cylinder 16 is equal, except for the necessary clearance, to that of the recesses 6 and the head 17 is conical like the conical recesses 7 , with the same angle at the top.
  • the upper face of the screw 17 is slightly curved.
  • the cylindrical part 16 is extended downwards by a threaded rod 18.
  • the lower part of the key consists of a nut 19 which carries four horizontal branches 20 which are spaced angularly by 90 °. Each branch carries, at its other end, a ball 21.
  • Each branch 20 has a diameter practically equal to the width of a vertical slot 15 and each ball 21 has a radius corresponding to the radius of the cavity 13, the depth of which is substantially equal to the diameter of a ball 21.
  • the key 5 ensures a solid assembly between the floating bodies, that the assembly is practically easy, without being concerned with the direction of the bodies, and that the operation can be repeated ad infinitum.
  • gussets such as the gussets 22, FIG. 3, which are oriented along the diagonals of the face 8.
  • the horizontal section of the boxes could be rectangular instead of square, the square section, however, offering greater flexibility of use.

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Each single floating body has vertical edges which each have the shape of a hollow cylinder (6), but are widened in the upper part. The lower face (9) of each floating body comprises, at the bottom of each edge, a cavity (13) which is open downwards with a vertical slot (15) connecting it to the bottom of the hollow cylinder (6). Each key (5) is composed of a bolt (16) and a nut (19) into which the base of the bolt is screwed. The bolt is provided so as to be housed in the first hollow cylinders (6). The nut (19) carries horizontal arms (20) which each carry a ball (21) provided so as to fit into a cavity (13), in the same way as the arm (20) carrying it fits into the corresponding slot (15). By way of example, each body has a square horizontal section, each hollow cylinder (6) extends over 90 DEG , and the nut (19) carries four arms (20) spaced apart angularly by 90 DEG . <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne des pontons flottants ou des embarcadères formés de corps flottants séparés qui sont assemblés par des clés d'assemblage.The present invention relates to floating pontoons or landing stages formed by separate floating bodies which are assembled by assembly keys.

On connaît déjà de tels pontons ou embarcadères tels que ceux qui sont décrits dans les documents FR-A-2 198 450 et FR-A-2 207 054. Dans le premier document cité, chaque corps flottant est constitué par un caisson présentant, en plan, la forme d'un polygone comportant, au moins à ses sommets, des moyens de fixation pour son accollement à un corps flottant analogue. Chaque arête verticale du caisson présente une partie en creux, pour loger une partie correspondante d 'une clé verti­cale cylindrique, et un canal vertical en face de chaque creux. La clé comporte une flasque supérieur et un flasque inférieur percés de trous à aligner avec les canaux. Des broches verti­cales passées dans les trous et les canaux solidarisent les coins et la clé.We already know such pontoons or piers such as those described in documents FR-A-2 198 450 and FR-A-2 207 054. In the first document cited, each floating body is constituted by a box having, in plane, the shape of a polygon comprising, at least at its vertices, fixing means for its attachment to a similar floating body. Each vertical edge of the box has a hollow part, to accommodate a corresponding part of a cylindrical vertical key, and a vertical channel opposite each hollow. The key has an upper flange and a lower flange drilled with holes to align with the channels. Vertical pins passed through the holes and channels secure the corners and the key.

Dans le second document cité, les corps flottants élémen­ taires présentent une section horizontale sensiblement rectangu­laire et ils sont reliés ensemble par leurs faces verticales. Deux faces à assembler possèdent l'une des parties mâles et l'autre des parties femelles qui s'emboîtent les unes dans les autres et qui sont maintenues emboîtées par des broches verticales.In the second document cited, the floating bodies elemen They have a substantially rectangular horizontal section and they are connected together by their vertical faces. Two faces to be assembled have one of the male parts and the other of the female parts which fit into each other and which are held nested by vertical pins.

Dans ces deux exemples de corps flottants modulaires, des canaux verticaux sont nécessaires pour le passage des broches. Comme ces canaux sont relativement longs et d 'un diamètre relativement petit, ils sont difficiles à fabriquer et augmentent le coût de fabrication.In these two examples of modular floating bodies, vertical channels are necessary for the passage of the pins. As these channels are relatively long and relatively small in diameter, they are difficult to manufacture and increase the cost of manufacture.

On connaît également un type de ponton composé de corps flottants modulaires formés chacun d'un caisson de forme cubique dont les arêtes verticales arrondies portent chacune une patte mince horizontale percée d'un trou central. Les quatre pattes d'un caisson cubique sont placées à des hauteurs différentes de façon qu'à la jonction de quatre caissons cubiques on puisse superposer leurs pattes adjacentes et passer, dans leurs quatre trous alignés une clé cylindrique verticale. Les caissons sont en matière plastique résistante et moulable, mais la fabrication des pattes complique la forme du moule. En pratique, les parties supérieures et inférieures des caissons sont fabriquées séparément avant d'être soudées l'une à l'autre. Il en résulte un coût de fabrication important.A type of pontoon is also known which is made up of modular floating bodies each formed of a cubic-shaped box, the rounded vertical edges of which each carry a thin horizontal tab pierced with a central hole. The four legs of a cubic box are placed at different heights so that at the junction of four cubic boxes one can superimpose their adjacent legs and pass, in their four aligned holes, a vertical cylindrical key. The boxes are made of resistant and moldable plastic, but the manufacture of the legs complicates the shape of the mold. In practice, the upper and lower parts of the boxes are manufactured separately before being welded to each other. This results in a significant manufacturing cost.

Un objet de la présente invention consiste à prévoir un corps flottant modulaire pour ponton qui évite les inconvénients mentionnés ci-dessus, qui soit d'une fabrication facile et d'un coût réduit.An object of the present invention to provide a modular floating body for pontoon which avoids the drawbacks mentioned above, which is easy to manufacture and low cost.

Suivant une caractéristique de l'invention, il est prévu un ensemble flottant, tel qu 'un ponton flottant, formé de corps flot­tants élémentaires assemblables au moyen de clés d'assemblage, chaque corps flottant ayant des arêtes verticales qui ont chacune la forme d 'un premier creux cylindrique, élargie dans sa partie supérieure, la face inférieure de chaque corps flottant élémen­taire comportant, dans le voisinage du bas de chaque arête, une cavité ouverte vers le bas avec une fente verticale reliant le bas de la cavité et le bas du premier creux, chaque clé d'assemblage se composant d'une vis et d'un écrou dans lequel se visse la base de la vis, la vis étant prévue pour se loger dans les premiers creux des corps flottants élémentaires et l'écrou portant des branches horizontales qui chacune porte une boule prévue pour s'adapter dans une cavité comme la branche, qui la porte, dans la fente correspondante.According to a characteristic of the invention, a floating assembly is provided, such as a floating pontoon, formed of elementary floating bodies which can be assembled by means of assembly keys, each floating body having vertical edges which each have the shape of a first cylindrical hollow, widened in its upper part, the lower face of each elementary floating body comprising, in the vicinity of the bottom of each edge, a cavity open downwards with a vertical slot connecting the bottom of the cavity and the bottom of the first hollow, each assembly key consisting of a screw and a nut in which the base of the screw is screwed, the screw being intended to be housed in the first hollows of the elementary floating bodies and the nut carrying horizontal branches which each carries a ball intended to fit in a cavity like the branch, which door, in the corresponding slot.

Suivant une autre caractéristique, la vis de chaque clé comporte un corps cylindrique s'adaptant partiellement dans chaque premier creux et prolongée vers le bas par une base filetée de rayon plus petit.According to another characteristic, the screw of each key has a cylindrical body partially adapting in each first recess and extended downwards by a threaded base of smaller radius.

Suivant une autre caractéristique, chaque cavité est prévue dans le plafond d'un second creux cylindrique prévu dans la face inférieure du corps flottant élémentaire, ledit second creux étant quasi-cylindrique de rayon plus grand que celui du premier creux et ayant le même axe vertical que celui-ci.According to another characteristic, each cavity is provided in the ceiling of a second cylindrical hollow provided in the underside of the elementary floating body, said second hollow being quasi-cylindrical with a radius larger than that of the first hollow and having the same vertical axis. that this one.

Suivant une autre caractéristique, chaque corps flottant élémentaire a une section horizontale sensiblement rectangulaire, chaque premier creux s'étendant sur 90° et l'écrou de chaque clé portant quatre branches horizontales espacées angulairement de 90°.According to another characteristic, each elementary floating body has a substantially rectangular horizontal section, each first recess extending over 90 ° and the nut of each key carrying four horizontal branches spaced angularly by 90 °.

Suivant une autre caractéristique, la section rectangulaire a la forme d'un carré.According to another characteristic, the rectangular section has the shape of a square.

Suivant une autre caractéristique, chaque cavité est cylin­drique circulaire et chaque boule est sphérique.According to another characteristic, each cavity is circular cylindrical and each ball is spherical.

Suivant une autre caractéristique, la partie élargie en haut de chaque premier creux est conique, comme la tête de la vis de chaque clé.According to another characteristic, the widened part at the top of each first hollow is conical, like the head of the screw of each key.

Les caractéristiques de l'invention mentionnées ci-dessus, ainsi que d'autres, apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un exemple de réalisation, ladite description étant faite en relation avec les dessins joints, parmi lesquels:

  • la Fig. 1 est une vue en plan de quatre corps flottants modulaires, suivant l'invention, qui ont été assemblés au moyen d 'une clé, suivant l'invention,
  • La Fig. 2 est une vue de dessous d'un corps de la Fig. 1 qui est accroché à la partie correspondante de la clé, et
  • la Fig. 3 montre une coupe verticale de l'ensemble de la Fig. 2, suivant la ligne III-III de la Fig. 2.
The characteristics of the invention mentioned above, as well as others, will appear more clearly on reading the following description of an exemplary embodiment, said description being made in relation to the accompanying drawings, among which:
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of four modular floating bodies according to the invention, which have been assembled using a key according to the invention,
  • Fig. 2 is a bottom view of a body of FIG. 1 which is attached to the corresponding part of the key, and
  • Fig. 3 shows a vertical section of the whole of the Fig. 2, along line III-III of FIG. 2.

Les quatre corps 1 à 4 de la Fig. 1 sont chacun des caissons de forme générale cubique, qui sont assemblés au moyen d'une clé 5. De préférence, les caissons comportent une sorte de peau étanche en polyéthylène et sont creux ou remplis d 'une mousse de matière plastique de faible densité rendant le caisson insubmersible. Chacune des arêtes verticales d'un caisson a la forme d'un creux cylindrique 6 s'étendant sur un quart de cercle. La partie supérieure de chaque creux 6 est prolongée vers le haut par un creux conique 7 s'évasant vers le haut.The four bodies 1 to 4 of FIG. 1 are each of the boxes of generally cubic shape, which are assembled by means of a key 5. Preferably, the boxes include a kind of waterproof polyethylene skin and are hollow or filled with a foam of low density plastic material making the unsinkable box. Each of the vertical edges of a box has the shape of a cylindrical hollow 6 extending over a quarter of a circle. The upper part of each hollow 6 is extended upwards by a conical hollow 7 which widens upwards.

La face supérieure 8 est légèrement bombée et sa surface comporte, de préférence, des stries antidérapantes. Chaque face latérale d 'un caisson est plane entre les deux creux 6 adjacents.The upper face 8 is slightly curved and its surface preferably includes non-slip ridges. Each side face of a box is flat between the two adjacent recesses 6.

Comme le montrent les Figs. 2 et 3, la face inférieure 9 d' un caisson comporte, à chaque coin, un creux cylindrique 10 de rayon nettement plus important que le rayon d 'un creux 6, mais s'étenda nt aussi sur un quart de cercle. Le creux 10 comporte donc une paroi latérale 11 et un plafond 12. Dans le plafond 12 est prévue une cavité cylindrique 13 s 'étendant sur un cercle complet dont le centre 14 se trouve sur la diagonale aboutissant au coin correspondant. Dans la direction de la même diagonale, en s'éloigant du centre 14, une fente verticale 15 est prévue pour faire communiquer le bas de la cavité 13 et le bas du creux 6.As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the underside 9 of a box has, at each corner, a cylindrical hollow 10 with a radius significantly greater than the radius of a hollow 6, but also extends over a quarter of a circle. The hollow 10 therefore has a side wall 11 and a ceiling 12. In the ceiling 12 is provided a cylindrical cavity 13 extending over a complete circle whose center 14 is on the diagonal ending in the corresponding corner. In the direction of the same diagonal, moving away from the center 14, a vertical slot 15 is provided to make the bottom of the cavity 13 communicate with the bottom of the hollow 6.

Comme le montrent en détail les Figs. 2 et 3, la clé 5 se compose essentiellement de deux parties, une partie supérieure en forme de vis et une partie inférieure en forme d'écrou. La partie supérieure se compose d'un cylindre circulaire vertical 16 sur­monté d'une tête de vis 17. Le rayon du cylindre 16 est égal, au jeu nécessaire près, à celui des creux 6 et la tête 17 est conique comme les creux coniques 7, avec le même angle au sommet. De plus, comme le montre la Fig. 3, la face supérieure de la vis 17 est légèrement bombée. La partie cylindrique 16 est prolongée vers le bas par une tige filetée 18.As shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3, the key 5 essentially consists of two parts, an upper part in the form of a screw and a lower part in the form of a nut. The upper part consists of a vertical circular cylinder 16 surmounted by a screw head 17. The radius of the cylinder 16 is equal, except for the necessary clearance, to that of the recesses 6 and the head 17 is conical like the conical recesses 7 , with the same angle at the top. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper face of the screw 17 is slightly curved. The cylindrical part 16 is extended downwards by a threaded rod 18.

La partie inférieure de la clé se compose d'un écrou 19 qui porte quatre branches horizontales 20 qui sont espacées angu­lairement de 90°. Chaque branche porte, à son autre extrémité, une boule 21. Chaque branche 20 a un diamètre pratiquement égal à la largeur d'une fente verticale 15 et chaque boule 21 a un rayon correspondant au rayon de la cavité 13 dont la profondeur est sensiblement égale au diamètre d'une boule 21.The lower part of the key consists of a nut 19 which carries four horizontal branches 20 which are spaced angularly by 90 °. Each branch carries, at its other end, a ball 21. Each branch 20 has a diameter practically equal to the width of a vertical slot 15 and each ball 21 has a radius corresponding to the radius of the cavity 13, the depth of which is substantially equal to the diameter of a ball 21.

Comme le montrent les Figs. 2 et 3, pour assembler un corps flottant 1 à 4 avec la clé 5, on commence à prendre un écrou 19 et à introduire une de ses boules 21 dans une des cavités 13 du corps, en prenant soin de faire passer la branches correspondante 20 dans la fente associée 15. Pour assembler trois autres corps au moyen du même écrou 19, on procède de la même manière. Il suffit alors de descendre un cylindre 16 dans le trou cylindrique formé par les quatre corps ainsi assemblés et de visser la tige filetée 18 dans le trou taraudé de l'écrou 19. Une fois le vissage terminé, la tête conique 17 recouvre complètement le cône creux formé de quatre parties 7.As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to assemble a floating body 1 to 4 with the key 5, we begin to take a nut 19 and introduce one of its balls 21 into one of the cavities 13 of the body, taking care to pass the corresponding branches 20 in the associated slot 15. To assemble three other bodies using the same nut 19, the procedure is the same. It then suffices to lower a cylinder 16 into the cylindrical hole formed by the four bodies thus assembled and to screw the threaded rod 18 into the threaded hole of the nut 19. Once the screwing is complete, the conical head 17 completely covers the cone hollow formed by four parts 7.

Il apparaîtra, à l'évidence, que la clé 5 assure un assemblage solide entre les corps flottants, que l'assemblage est praticulièrement facile, sans se préoccuper du sens des corps, et que l'opération peut être répétée à l'infini.It will appear, obviously, that the key 5 ensures a solid assembly between the floating bodies, that the assembly is practically easy, without being concerned with the direction of the bodies, and that the operation can be repeated ad infinitum.

A l'intérieur du caisson, immédiatement sous la face 8, sont, de préférence, prévus des goussets verticaux tels que les goussets 22, Fig. 3, qui sont orientés selon les diagonales de la face 8.Inside the box, immediately below the face 8, are preferably provided vertical gussets such as the gussets 22, FIG. 3, which are oriented along the diagonals of the face 8.

Bien entendu, la section horizontale des caissons pourrait être rectangulaire au lieu de carrée, la section carrée offrant toutefois une plus grande souplesse d'utilisation.Of course, the horizontal section of the boxes could be rectangular instead of square, the square section, however, offering greater flexibility of use.

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1) Ensemble flottant, tel qu'un ponton flottant, formé de corps flottants élémentaires assemblables au moyen de clés d'assemblage, caractérisé en ce que chaque corps flottant élémen­taire (1 à 4) a des arêtes verticales qui ont chacune la forme d'un premier creux cylindrique (6), élargie dans sa partie supérieure, la face inférieure (9) de chaque corps flottant élémentaire comportant, dans le voisinage du bas de chaque arête, une cavité (13) ouverte vers le bas avec une fente verticale (15) reliant le bas de la cavité (13) et le bas du premier creux (6), chaque clé d'assemblage (5) se composant d'une vis (16) et d'un écrou (19) dans lequel se visse la base de la vis (16), la vis étant prévue pour se loger dans les premiers creux (6) des corps flottants élémentaires (1 à 4) et l'écrou (19) portant des branches horizontales (20) qui chacune porte une boule (21) prévue pour s'adapter dans une cavité (13) comme la branche (20), qui la porte, dans la fente (15) correspondante.1) Floating assembly, such as a floating pontoon, formed of elementary floating bodies which can be assembled by means of assembly keys, characterized in that each elementary floating body (1 to 4) has vertical edges which each have the form of a first cylindrical hollow (6), widened in its upper part, the lower face (9) of each elementary floating body comprising, in the vicinity of the bottom of each edge, a cavity (13) open downwards with a vertical slot ( 15) connecting the bottom of the cavity (13) and the bottom of the first hollow (6), each assembly key (5) consisting of a screw (16) and a nut (19) into which is screwed the base of the screw (16), the screw being intended to be housed in the first recesses (6) of the elementary floating bodies (1 to 4) and the nut (19) carrying horizontal branches (20) which each carries a ball (21) designed to fit in a cavity (13) like the branch (20) which carries it, in the slot (15) corresponding. 2) Ensemble flottant suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la vis de chaque clé (5) comporte un corps cylindri­que (16) s'adaptant partiellement dans chaque premier creux (6) et prolongée vers le bas par une base filetée de rayon plus petit.2) Floating assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the screw of each key (5) comprises a cylindrical body (16) partially adapting in each first hollow (6) and extended downwards by a threaded base of radius smaller. 3) Ensemble flottant suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que chaque cavité (13) est prévue dans le plafond (12) d'un second creux cylindrique (10) prévu dans la face inférieure (9) du corps flottant élémentaire, ledit second creux (10) étant quasi-cylindrique de rayon plus grand que celui du premier creux (6) et ayant le même axe vertical que celui-ci.3) Floating assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each cavity (13) is provided in the ceiling (12) of a second cylindrical hollow (10) provided in the lower face (9) of the elementary floating body, said second recess (10) being quasi-cylindrical with a radius greater than that of the first recess (6) and having the same vertical axis as the latter. 4) Ensemble flottant suivant l 'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que chaque corps flottant élémentaire (1 à 4) a une section horizontale sensiblement rectangulaire, chaque premier creux (6) s'étendant sur 90° et l'écrou (19) de chaque clé portant quatre branches horizontales (20) espacées angu­lairement de 90°.4) Floating assembly according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each elementary floating body (1 to 4) has a substantially rectangular horizontal section, each first recess (6) extending over 90 ° and the nut (19) of each key carrying four horizontal branches (20) spaced angularly by 90 °. 5) Ensemble flottant suivant la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la section rectangulaire a la forme d'un carré.5) floating assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the rectangular section has the shape of a square. 6) Ensemble flottant suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que chaque cavité (13) est cylindrique circulaire et chaque boule (21) est sphérique.6) Floating assembly according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that each cavity (13) is circular cylindrical and each ball (21) is spherical. 7) Ensemble flottant suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la partie élargie en haut de chaque premier creux (6) est conique, comme la tête de la vis de chaque clé (5).7) Floating assembly according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the widened part at the top of each first recess (6) is conical, like the head of the screw of each key (5).
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