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US 10,472,932 B2Granted
Overtensioning fastening tool
AssigneeSafety Design USA, Inc.
InventorsFelix Antonio Torrent, Jose Ricardo Torrent
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Abstract
An overtensioning fastening tool to maintain control of oil and gas equipment and prevent migration upon failure. The overtensioning fastening tool is comprised of one or more flapper components, housed in a primary enclosure, a hydraulic deployment system and/or electric deployment system, housed in a secondary enclosure, a sensor, and a manual activation component. The overtensioning fastening tool is designed to grip and hold equipment and tooling, such as cables.
Claims20
A tool comprising:
- a first enclosure, the first enclosure including:
- a first flapper component, the first flapper component including a first flapper plate, a first flapper arm, a first flapper joint, and a first gripping component extending upward from a top surface of the first flapper plate, the first gripping component extending outward past a front surface of the first flapper plate;
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- a cover component, the cover component including an opening to allow production equipment to enter the first enclosure;
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- a second enclosure, the second enclosure located adjacent to the first enclosure and including:
- a hydraulic flapper deployment system, the hydraulic flapper deployment system attached to the flapper component;
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- an electric flapper deployment system, the electric flapper deployment system attached to the flapper component.
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A device comprising:
- an enclosure with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a first flapper plate coupled to the first surface of the enclosure via a first flapper arm and a first flapper joint, the first flapper plate to apply a first pressure to a cable or tubing;
- a second flapper plate coupled to the first surface of the enclosure via a second flapper arm and a second flapper joint, the second flapper plate to apply a second pressure to the cable or tubing;
- a third flapper plate coupled to the second surface of the enclosure via a third flapper arm and a third flapper joint, the third flapper plate to apply a first pressure to the cable or tubing;
- a sensor configured to detect a tension event;
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- a deployment system to activate the first flapper plate, the second flapper plate, and the third flapper plate in response to the sensor detecting the tension event.
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A device comprising:
- a tool, the tool comprising:
- a first flapper component, the first flapper component including a first flapper plate, a first flapper arm, and a first flapper joint, the first flapper arm including a first bend in a first direction;
- a second flapper component, the second flapper component including a flapper plate, a second flapper arm, and a second flapper joint, the second flapper arm including a second bend in a second direction and a third bend in the first direction, the second direction opposite the first direction;
- a hydraulic flapper deployment system, the flapper hydraulic operation system attached to the flapper component;
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- a sensor, the sensor configured to activate the flapper hydraulic deployment system of the tool in response to a tension event.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.