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US 11,850,988 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.
Claims18
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 via a first pair of j-shaped hooks;
- a braking mechanism configured to apply pressure to the pipe while the pipe is being deployed by the system, wherein the braking mechanism is hydraulically powered by a brake hydraulic cylinder and comprises a beam pushed against the pipe in a direction of motion in line with a direction of motion of the brake hydraulic cylinder;
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- 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, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a first pair of j-shaped hooks;
- a braking mechanism that is hydraulically powered by a brake hydraulic cylinder;
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- a hydraulic power unit configured to hydraulically power the trailer;
- coupling a first coil of pipe or a first reel of pipe to the first pair of j-shaped hooks of the lifting mechanism;
- adjusting a vertical position of the first coil of pipe or the first reel of pipe via the lifting mechanism;
- deploying the pipe via rotation of the first coil of pipe or the first reel of pipe;
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- applying pressure to the deploying pipe via the braking mechanism by pushing a beam against the pipe in a direction of motion in line with a direction of motion of the brake hydraulic cylinder.
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