System and method for securing fittings to flexible pipe
AssigneeTrinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
InventorsMatthew Allen Hegler, Jagtar Thety
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Abstract
A system includes a flexible pipe that includes a liner surrounding a bore of the flexible pipe, a reinforcement layer surrounding the liner, and a shield layer surrounding the reinforcement layer. The system also includes a pipe fitting coupled to an end of the flexible pipe and a securing mechanism at least partially disposed in an opening in at least one of the liner layer, the shield layer, or both of the flexible pipe. The securing mechanism is configured to engage with the reinforcement layer of the flexible pipe when the pipe fitting is coupled to the end of the flexible pipe.
Claims13
A securing mechanism for a flexible pipe, comprising:
- a first leg configured to be at least partially disposed within a first opening that is formed in a liner layer of the flexible pipe such that the first leg extends alongside a bore of the flexible pipe, wherein the liner layer defines the bore of the flexible pipe and the flexible pipe comprises a reinforcement layer implemented around the liner layer;
- a second leg configured to be at least partially disposed within a second opening that is formed in a shield layer of the flexible pipe such that the second leg extends alongside the bore of the flexible pipe, wherein the shield layer is implemented around the reinforcement layer of the flexible pipe;
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- a connector that connects the first leg and the second leg, wherein the connector is configured to enable the securing mechanism to be deformed such that the first leg and the second leg engage the reinforcement layer of the flexible pipe to facilitate securing an end of the flexible pipe in a pipe fitting.
A securing mechanism for a flexible pipe, comprising:
- a support ring configured to be disposed at an end of the flexible pipe that is to be secured in a pipe fitting;
- a first plurality of tabs that extend out from the support ring, wherein each tab of the first plurality of tabs is configured to be inserted into a liner layer of the flexible pipe that is implemented within a reinforcement layer of the flexible pipe;
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- a second plurality of tabs that extend out from the support ring, wherein each tab of the plurality of tabs is configured to be inserted into a shield layer of the flexible pipe that is implemented around the reinforcement layer of the flexible pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.