Elevated structure-mounted lighting system
AssigneeC&M Oilfield Rentals, LLC
InventorsJoshua C. Allison, Josh Haaland, Jessica Ivanoff
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Abstract
An improved elevated structure-mounted lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system may be used on drilling rigs, or with other applications, including for drilling, production, refineries, frac sites, construction, and other industrial applications that may use tower/mast type equipment. The improved elevated structure-mounted lighting system may accommodate any style or design of crown section of a drilling rig and may be mounted on a pole or independent mount system.
Claims19
A lighting system mounted on a rig, the lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of light units, each light unit comprising:
- a rail bracket configured to be connected to a handrail on a crown deck of the rig;
- a mounting bracket;
- a light fixture structurally coupled to the mounting bracket, the light fixture comprising one or more lights.
A method for illuminating a wellsite, comprising:
- mounting a plurality of rail brackets to a handrail of a crown deck of a rig;
- mounting a plurality of lights to the plurality of rail brackets, wherein each of the plurality of mounting brackets supports at least one of the plurality of lights;
- and
- illuminating the wellsite using the plurality of lights.
A rig comprising:
- a derrick;
- a crown deck at the top of the derrick, the crown deck comprising a handrail;
- and
- a plurality of light units, each light unit comprising:
- a rail bracket configured to be connected to a handrail on a crown deck of the rig;
- a mounting bracket;
- a light fixture structurally coupled to the mounting bracket, the light fixture comprising one or more lights.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.