Catwalk system and method
US10221634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B19/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Present embodiments are directed to a catwalk system that includes a base, a plurality of columns extending from the base, where each of the plurality of columns is rigid in an erected position, and a carriage and trough assembly configured to translate along the plurality of columns to lift a tubular element from a lowered position to a raised position in a substantially horizontal orientation, where the plurality of columns is configured to remain stationary as the carriage and trough assembly is translated from the lowered position to the raised position.
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