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US 10,526,174 B2Granted
System and method for a self-contained lifting device
AssigneeCore Laboratories LP
InventorsTed J. Griffin, Jr., Jason M. Ashby, Jeremy M. Bland, Derek R. Beckett
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Abstract
A modular lifting system, including an enclosable lifting device support structure. The enclosable lifting device support structure includes a deployable top, a plurality of lateral sides, a base coupled to the plurality of lateral sides, and a plurality of extension arms. The deployable top is configured to support a lifting device on a first side of the deployable top. The plurality of extension arms are configured to extend and support the deployable top when the deployable top is deployed.
Claims17
A method, comprising:
- cutting a core positioned on a core stand of an oil drilling rig or platform workspace into a plurality of core sections;
- positioning a lifting system on the oil drilling rig or platform workspace adjacent to the core stand, wherein the lifting system comprises a base, a pedestal extending from the base, and a lifting device coupled to the pedestal;
- deploying the lifting device of the lifting system, wherein the lifting device comprises an arm extending from the pedestal and a plurality of grappling hands coupled to the arm;
- positioning the lifting device over the oil drilling rig or platform workspace;
- gripping a core section of the plurality of core sections with the plurality of grappling hands;
- lifting the core section of the plurality of core sections with the lifting device;
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- moving the core section of the plurality of core sections from the core stand to a different location on the oil drilling rig or platform workspace.
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A method, comprising:
- cutting a core positioned on a core stand of an oil drilling rig workspace into a plurality of core sections;
- positioning a lifting system onto the oil drilling rig workspace adjacent to the core stand, wherein the lifting system is configured to support a lifting device of the lifting system, and wherein the lifting device comprises an arm and a plurality of grappling hands coupled to the arm;
- gripping a core section of the plurality of core sections with the plurality of grappling hands;
- and
- lifting the core section of the plurality of core sections with the lifting device.
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