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US 11,634,952 B2Granted
Reeving system for supporting a load
AssigneeLarry G. Keast
InventorsLarry G. Keast, Keith J. Orgeron
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Abstract
A powered unit with a reeving system for supporting a load associated with operation of the powered unit, the reeving system having a first cylinder with a first cylinder end coupled with a raising leg of the powered unit, and a second cylinder end having a first rod movingly disposed therein. There is a movable sheave spreader engaged with the first rod, and having a first spreader sheave, the movable sheave spreader also movably engaged with the powered unit.
Claims19
A powered unit comprising:
- a support frame;
- a tubular handler coupled with the support frame, and comprising:
- a trough assembly comprising:
- a main trough having a first end configured for a secondary trough to extend therefrom, the main trough also having an underside configured with a trough housing;
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- a first slider extending from the trough housing, the first slider engaged with a spindle disposed within the trough housing;
- a raising leg movingly coupled with the main trough via a first guide rail having the first slider engaged therewith, the raising leg further comprising an anchor point;
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- a reeving system comprising:
- a first cylinder having a first cylinder end coupled with the raising leg and a second cylinder end having a first rod movingly disposed therein;
- a movable sheave spreader engaged with the first rod, and having a first spreader sheave, the movable sheave spreader further comprising:
- a horizontal member with a first frame end and a second frame end movingly engaged with the raising leg;
- a first sheave housing comprising the first spreader sheave coupled therewith, and a first sheave housing stem coupled with the first rod;
- also having a sheave slider engaged with the first guide rail;
- a first set of sheave mounts coupled with the raising leg, each mount comprising a respective mount sheave;
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- a first cable having a first cable end coupled with the anchor point, and a second end coupled with the first slider, and the first cable also engaged with the first spreader sheave and each respective sheave of the first set of sheave mounts.
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A combination tubular handler and delivery unit comprising:
- a support frame;
- a tubular handler coupled with the support frame, and comprising:
- a trough assembly comprising:
- a main trough having a first end configured for a secondary trough to extend therefrom, the main trough also having an underside configured with a trough housing;
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- a first slider extending from the trough housing, the first slider engaged with a spindle disposed within the trough housing;
- a raising leg movingly coupled with the main trough via a first guide rail having the first slider engaged therewith, the raising leg further comprising an anchor point;
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- a reeving system comprising:
- a first cylinder having a first cylinder end coupled with the raising leg and a second cylinder end having a first rod movingly disposed therein;
- a movable sheave spreader engaged with the first rod, and having a first spreader sheave, the movable sheave spreader also having a sheave slider engaged with the first guide rail;
- a first set of sheave mounts coupled with the raising leg, each mount comprising a respective mount sheave;
- a first cable having a first cable end coupled with the anchor point, and a second end coupled with the first slider, and the first cable also engaged with the first spreader sheave and each respective sheave of the first set of sheave mounts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.