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US 11,560,080 B2Granted
Installation trailer for coiled flexible pipe and method of utilizing same
AssigneeTrinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
InventorsAlexander Ryan Barnett, Matthew Allen Hegler
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Abstract
A system includes a trailer frame, a lifting mechanism coupled to the trailer frame, wherein the lifting mechanism is configured to raise or lower a coil of pipe or a reel of pipe, a braking mechanism configured to apply pressure to the pipe while the pipe is being deployed by the system, and a hydraulic power unit configured to hydraulically power the system.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a trailer frame;
- a lifting mechanism coupled to the trailer frame, wherein the lifting mechanism is configured to raise or lower a coil of pipe or a reel of pipe;
- two containment flanges coupled to the lifting mechanism, wherein the containment flanges are configured to move toward or apart from one another independently from the trailer frame;
- a braking mechanism configured to apply pressure to the pipe while the pipe is being deployed by the system;
- and
- a hydraulic power unit configured to hydraulically power the system.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a trailer comprising:
- a trailer frame;
- a lifting mechanism coupled to the trailer frame;
- two containment flanges coupled to the lifting mechanism;
- a braking mechanism;
- and
- a hydraulic power unit configured to hydraulically power the trailer;
- coupling a coil of pipe or a reel of pipe to the lifting mechanism;
- adjusting a vertical position of the coil of pipe or the reel of pipe via the lifting mechanism;
- moving the containment flanges toward or apart from one another independently from the trailer frame;
- deploying the pipe via rotation of the coil of pipe or the reel of pipe;
- and
- applying pressure to the deploying pipe via the braking mechanism.
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