Floating traverse system
US10144592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B19/155
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A traverse actuating and gripping system configured to move a catwalk relative to a support structure. The system includes a body, an upper gripping pad coupled to the body and configured to contact a side of a support member of the support structure, a lower gripping pad coupled to the body and configured to contact an opposing side of the support member, and an actuator coupled to at least one of the gripping pads and configured to move the gripping pads between a gripping position that grips the support member and an open position that spaces one of the gripping pads away from the support member.
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