Vehicle system and method
AssigneeHelix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
InventorMichael John Arnell
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Abstract
A vehicle and method of use in subsea operations related to crushing concrete mattresses including at least one lift assembly, at least one crushing roller, at least one blow out pipe cable of blowing crushed concrete mattress fragments into a rubble container. In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle has at least one fork lift connected to the lift assembly, a digger chain assembly arrangement, treads, an interface connected to the vehicle and capable of engaging the rubble container, and each rubble container is detachable from the interface.
Claims13
A vehicle for use in subsea operations related to crushing a plurality of concrete mattresses comprising:
- a lift assembly;
- a crushing roller capable of crushing each concrete mattress into a plurality of concrete mattress fragments;
- at least one blow out pipe capable of blowing the concrete mattress fragments into a rubble container;
- and
- an interface frame capable of engaging the rubble container directly to the vehicle.
A method of crushing and collecting rubble of a plurality of concrete mattresses on a seabed in a subsea environment, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) lowering a vehicle to the seabed;
- (b) lifting the concrete mattresses into the vehicle by using a lift assembly;
- (c) crushing the concrete mattresses into a plurality of concrete mattress fragments;
- (d) collecting the concrete mattress fragments in a first rubble container connected to the vehicle, where the vehicle further comprises an interface frame capable of engaging the rubble container directly to the vehicle.
A vehicle for use in subsea environments comprising:
- a lift assembly;
- a fork lift capable of being connected to the lift assembly;
- a crushing roller;
- an interface connected to the vehicle;
- a rubble container;
- and
- an interface frame capable of engaging the rubble container directly to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.