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US 11,560,287 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.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a drum configured to be disposed within an interior aperture of a coil of flexible pipe;
- a flange configured to be removably coupled to a side of the drum, wherein the flange comprises:
- a cylinder that defines an aperture through the flange;
- and
- a connector bar connected across the aperture in the flange;
- a chain or a strap configured to be connected to the connector bar of the flange;
- and
- a ratchet configured to be connected to the chain or the strap to enable the ratchet to adjust length of the chain or length of the strap between the ratchet and the connector bar of the flange to facilitate adjusting position of the flange on the drum.
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A method comprising:
- implementing a drum to enable the drum to be disposed within an interior aperture of a coil of flexible pipe;
- implementing a flange that is removably couplable to a side of the drum, wherein implementing the flange comprises:
- implementing a cylinder to define an aperture through the flange;
- and
- connecting a connector bar across the aperture in the flange;
- implementing a chain or a strap that is to be connected to the connector bar of the flange;
- and
- implementing a ratchet that is to be connected to the to the chain or the strap to enable the ratchet to adjust length of the chain or length of the strap between the ratchet and the connector bar of the flange to facilitate adjusting position of the flange on the drum.
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A method comprising:
- disposing a drum within an interior aperture of a coil of flexible pipe;
- removably coupling a flange to a side of the drum, wherein the flange comprises:
- a cylinder that defines an aperture through the flange;
- and
- a connector bar connected across the aperture in the flange;
- connecting a chain or a strap to the connector bar of the flange;
- and
- connecting a ratchet to the chain or the strap to facilitate adjusting position of the flange on the drum at least in part by enabling the ratchet to adjust length of the chain or length of the strap between the ratchet and the connector bar of the flange.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.