Modular device for the storage and handling of a plurality of flexible pipes
US9556971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L1/203
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modular storage and holder device for a plurality of flexible lines having a circular turntable arranged on a plane such as the deck of a ship and having reversibly attached thereto a central cylinder around which at least a first line is wound in carousel mode with a plurality of coaxial layers of helically superposed touching turns, internal posts serving as a winding support for at least one second flexible line itself retained by a series of second intermediate posts around which it is possible to wind at least one third flexible line, itself retained by peripheral retaining posts at the periphery of the turntable, the second and third lines being wound in rotary basket type mode having superposed pluralities of layers of juxtaposed concentric touching turns resting on a common plane.
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