Flexible pipe handling system and method of using same

US11059693B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC · US

Inventors

• Ricardo Garcia · Birmingham, US
• Jonathan Guerrero · Houston, US
• Matthew Allen Hegler · Houston, US
• John Paul Leger · Baytown, US
• Matthew Lousteau · Houston, US
• Juan Moreno · College Station, US
• Jagtar Thethy · Cypress, US
• Alexander Lee Winn · Spring, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 18, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 13, 2021
• Expiry date: Feb 18, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H75/242
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a drum assembly that includes a support bar having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of drum segments coupled to the support bar. The drum segments are movable between retracted and extended positions, and the drum assembly is configured to be disposed within an interior region of a coil of flexible pipe when the plurality of drum segments are in the retracted position. The system also includes a first containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the first end, a second containment flange coupled to the drum assembly at the second end, a first coupling device configured to removably couple the first containment flange to the drum assembly, and a second coupling device configured to removably couple the second containment flange to the drum assembly. The first and second containment flanges are configured to contain the flexible pipe.