Pipeline apparatus
AssigneePipe Transformations Ltd
InventorRobert Peter Enston
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Abstract
Pipeline apparatus comprises a housing including a riser and a pipeline connector and a seal pack assembly mounted in a member that is mounted in the riser, the apparatus including a shaft extending through the seal pack assembly. The seal pack assembly includes at least one seal situated and configured to provide a seal between the outer surface of the shaft and a component of the seal pack assembly through which the shaft extends, that component being releasably attached to the member.
Claims6
A pipeline apparatus comprising a housing including a riser and a pipeline connector, a valve seat mount, at least one valve seat, the at least one valve seat removable from the housing through the riser;
- characterised in that the apparatus further comprises locking means configured to lock the at least one valve seat in a position in the housing, wherein the locking means comprise elements mounted in the at least one valve seat, the elements each being slidably extendible from the valve seat into the housing to lock the at least one valve seat with respect to the housing and slidably retractable from the housing into the valve seat to unlock the at least one valve seat from the housing further comprising a valve, wherein the valve and valve seats are mounted in the pipeline connector and extend into the riser.
A pipeline apparatus comprising a housing including a riser and a pipeline connector, a valve seat mount, at least one valve seat, the at least one valve seat removable from the housing through the riser;
- characterised in that the apparatus further comprises locking means configured to lock the at least one valve seat in a position in the housing, wherein the locking means comprise elements mounted in the at least one valve seat, the elements each being slidably extendible from the valve seat into the housing to lock the at least one valve seat with respect to the housing and slidably retractable from the housing into the valve seat to unlock the at least one valve seat from the housing, wherein the locking means includes one from the group comprising:
- a rack and pinion;
- and a lever mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.