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US 10,369,501 B2Granted
Apparatus, system and method for combining modular repair plugs
AssigneeM-I Drilling Fluids UK Limited
InventorAndrew Ralph
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods secure modular repair plugs to one another to repair different sized cells of a screen. A modular repair plug is configured to attach to another modular repair plug to create an extended modular repair plug. The modular repair plug can fit within a first, smaller cell, and the extended modular repair plug can fit within a larger second cell.
Claims10
An apparatus comprising:
- a first modular repair plug shaped for insertion into a shale shaker screen wherein the first modular repair plug has a first width defined between a first end and an opposite second end of the first modular repair plug and a first length defined between a first side and an opposite second side of the first modular repair plug;
- a second modular repair plug shaped for insertion into a shale shaker screen, wherein the second modular repair plug has a second width;
- a first securing mechanism on a side of the first modular repair plug configured to secure the first modular repair plug to the second modular repair plug to form an extended modular repair plug having a combined width;
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- a groove extending across the first width and the first length of the first modular repair plug such that the groove is provided above the first securing mechanism when the first modular repair plug is in an upright position.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first modular repair plug shaped for insertion into a shale shaker screen wherein the first modular repair plug has a first width;
- a second modular repair plug shaped for insertion into the shale shaker screen wherein the second modular repair plug has a second width;
- a first securing mechanism on at least one side of the first modular repair plug configured to secure the first modular repair plug to the second modular repair plug to form an extended modular repair plug having a combined width;
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- a groove provided about an entire perimeter of the first modular repair plug such that the groove is provided above the first securing mechanism when the first modular repair plug is in an upright position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.