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US 10,941,015 B1Granted
Reel system and method
AssigneeTrinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
InventorsNader N. Matari, Alexander Lee Winn
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Abstract
A reel system that includes a drum that receives a coil of flexible pipe. A first flange that removably couples to a first side of the drum. A second flange that removably couples to a second side of the drum. The first flange and the second flange secure the coil of flexible pipe to the drum.
Claims20
A system comprising a reel system, wherein the reel system comprises:
- a drum configured to receive a coil of flexible pipe, wherein the drum comprises:
- a first cylinder;
- and
- a plurality of bars coupled to an exterior surface of the first cylinder, wherein each of the plurality of bars has a rectangular cross-sectional shape;
- a first flange configured to removably couple to a first side of the drum;
- and
- a second flange configured to removably couple to a second side of the drum, wherein the second flange comprises:
- a second cylinder;
- and
- a plurality of teeth that extend radially inward from an interior surface of the second cylinder, wherein the plurality of teeth on the second flange is configured to interlock with the plurality of bars on the drum to facilitate tying rotation of the second flange with rotation of the drum.
7 more elements
A reel system, comprising:
- a drum configured to receive a coil of flexible pipe, wherein the drum comprises:
- a first cylinder;
- and
- a first plurality of protrusions that extend radially outward from an exterior surface of the first cylinder;
- a first flange configured to removably couple to a first side of the drum;
- and
- a second flange configured to removably couple to a second side of the drum, wherein the second flange comprises:
- a second cylinder;
- and
- a second plurality of protrusions that extend radially inward from an interior surface of the second cylinder, wherein:
- each of the second plurality of protrusions has a rectangular cross-sectional shape;
- and
- the second plurality of protrusions on the second flange is configured to interlock with the first plurality of protrusions on the drum to facilitate tying rotation of the second flange with rotation of the drum.
10 more elements
A reel system comprising:
- a drum configured to receive a coil of flexible pipe, wherein the drum comprises a plurality of protrusions that extend radially outward;
- a first flange configured to removably couple to a first side of the drum;
- and
- a second flange configured to removably couple to a second side of the drum, wherein the second flange comprises:
- an interior cylinder;
- a plurality of teeth that extend radially inward from an interior surface of the interior cylinder, wherein the plurality of teeth on the second flange is configured to interlock with the plurality of protrusions on the drum to facilitate tying rotation of the second flange with rotation of the drum;
- an outer cylinder disposed concentrically around the interior cylinder;
- and
- a plurality of spokes coupled between the interior cylinder and the outer cylinder to facilitate retaining the coil of flexible pipe on the drum.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.