Mid-pipe pulling device systems and methods
US11242944B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L1/09
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for implementing and/or operating a pipe deployment system including pipe deployment equipment, in which a pipe drum having spooled thereon a pipe segment is to be loaded on the pipe deployment equipment, and a pulling device to be secured to an unspooled section of the pipe segment to enable pulling force to be exerted thereon. The pulling device includes a first device leg, a second device leg parallel to the first device leg, and a device base extending between and secured the first device leg and the second device leg such that the device base is perpendicular to the first device leg and the second device leg and the device base is raised relative to a bottom surface of the first device leg and a bottom surface of the second device leg, in which the unspooled section of the pipe segment is to be disposed on the device base.
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