# US 10,870,384 B2 · Protector assembly for flexible pipe coils and method of using same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,870,384 B2 - Document ID: US10870384B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/582,326 - Filed: 2019-09-25 - Published: 2020-01-16 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-17 - Assignees: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC - Applicants: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC - Inventors: Max Reedy; Brett Hamner; Alexander Lee Winn; Matthew Allen Hegler; Sanjay Bhatia - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870384B2 ## CPC - B60P 7/12: the load being tree-trunks, beams, drums, tubes, or the like - B60P 3/035: for transporting reel units - B60P 7/0869: {Protecting the strap or the load from wear} - B61D 45/001: {Devices for fixing to walls or floors} - B61D 45/003: {Fixing of logs, beams, barrels, pipes, or the like} - B63B 25/00: Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby (trimming otherwise than by cargo division, e.g. by use of ballast B63B43/06, B63B43/08; constructive aspects of cargo spaces B63B11/00; hatches, hatchways B63B19/12) - B63B 25/002: {for goods other than bulk goods (detachable decks B63B25/18; palletised articles B63B25/22; frozen goods B63B25/26; deck loads B63B25/28)} - B63B 25/004: {for containers (B63B25/28 takes precedence)} - B63B 25/22: for palletised articles - B63B 25/28: for deck loads - B63B 35/003: {for transporting very large loads, e.g. offshore structure modules (construction methods for artificial islands mounted on piles E02B17/00; for transporting marine vessels B63B35/40; docks B63C1/00)} - B65H 49/38: Skips, cages, racks, or containers, adapted solely for the transport or storage of bobbins, cops, or the like - B65H 2701/33: Hollow or hose-like material - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) - B61D: BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES (vehicles in general B60; adaptation of vehicles to special systems B61B; underframes B61F) - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES ## Abstract A system includes a coil contacting base. The coil contacting base includes a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature less than or equal to a coil radius of curvature of an interior channel of a coil of spoolable pipe, and the coil contacting base includes a length greater than or equal to an axial dimension of the coil. The system also includes a side wall coupled to an inner surface of the coil contacting base. The side wall is configured to block circumferential movement of a coil restraint. The system also includes a passage disposed between the coil contacting base and the side wall. The coil restraint is configured to be disposed in the passage. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A coil protector, comprising: a coil contacting base, wherein: the coil contacting base comprises a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature that is less than or equal to a coil radius of curvature of an interior channel of a coil of spoolable pipe to be secured using the coil protector; and a length of the coil contacting base is greater than or equal to an axial dimension of the coil of spoolable pipe; a first side wall coupled to a first edge of an inner surface of the coil contacting base; and a second side wall coupled to a second edge of the inner surface of the coil contacting base opposite the first side wall to define a passage along the inner surface of the coil contacting base, wherein the passage is configured to enable a coil restraint to be disposed in the coil protector such that the coil restraint directly abuts the inner surface of the coil contacting base to facilitate securing the coil of spoolable pipe. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The coil protector of claim 1, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are configured to block circumferential movement of the coil restraint. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The coil protector of claim 1, wherein the coil contacting base, the first side wall, and the second side wall comprise a metal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The coil protector of claim 1, wherein the coil restraint comprises at least one of a chain, belt, cable, rope, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 5 A method, comprising: inserting a coil protector into an interior channel of a coil of spoolable pipe, wherein the coil protector comprises: a coil contacting base, wherein: the coil contacting base comprises a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature that is less than or equal to a coil radius of curvature of the interior channel; and a length of the coil contacting base is greater than or equal to an axial dimension of the coil; a first side wall coupled to a first edge of an inner surface of the coil contacting base; and a second side wall coupled to a second edge of the inner surface of the coil contacting base opposite the first side wall to define a passage along the inner surface of the coil contacting base; inserting a coil restraint in the passage such that the coil restraint directly abuts the inner surface of the coil contacting base; blocking circumferential movement of the coil restraint via the first side wall and the second side wall; and securing the coil restraint to a coil transportation carrier or a pipe coil skid coupled to the coil transportation carrier, thereby securing the coil of spoolable pipe to the coil transportation carrier. ### Claim 6 A system, comprising: a coil contacting base, wherein the coil contacting base comprises a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature less than or equal to a coil radius of curvature of an interior channel of a coil of spoolable pipe to be secured using the system, and wherein the coil contacting base comprises a length greater than or equal to an axial dimension of the coil; a side wall coupled to an inner surface of the coil contacting base, wherein the side wall is configured to block circumferential movement of a coil restraint; a passage disposed between the coil contacting base and the side wall, wherein the coil restraint is configured to be disposed in the passage; and a pipe coil skid, wherein the pipe coil skid comprises a platform having concave upward shape on an upward facing side when the pipe coil skid sits on a horizontal surface, such that the coil contacts the platform, and wherein the coil restraint is secured to the pipe coil skid.