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US 11,084,685 B2Granted
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.
Claims13
A system comprising:
- a drum configured to be disposed in an interior aperture of a coil of flexible pipe, wherein the drum comprises:
- a first cylinder;
- and
- a plurality of bars extending the entire length of the first cylinder and coupled to an interior surface of the first cylinder;
- and
- a flange configured to removably couple to a side of the drum, wherein the flange comprises:
- a second cylinder;
- and
- a plurality of teeth that extend radially outward from the second cylinder, wherein the plurality of teeth on the flange is configured to interlock with the plurality of bars in the drum to facilitate tying rotation of the flange with rotation of the drum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.