Adjustable blender pump mount for hydraulic fracturing
AssigneeStewart & Stevenson LLC
InventorHarrison Smith
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Abstract
A blender system includes a skid and a blender assembly, the blender assembly including a blender tub and the blender tub including an outlet. The blender system also includes a discharge pump, the discharge pump coupled to the outlet and an adjustable mount, the adjustable mount supporting the discharge pump. The adjustable mount includes a bottom plate, the bottom plate including a plurality of rows of slots and two side gussets, the side gussets having tabs, the tabs inserted in the rows of slots of the bottom plate. In addition, the adjustable mount includes a top plate, the top plate positioned perpendicularly to the two side gussets and in parallel with the bottom plate. The top plate is affixed to the side gussets and to the discharge pump.
Claims9
A method of mounting a discharge pump comprising:
- positioning the discharge pump;
- supplying an adjustable mount, the adjustable mount including:
- a bottom plate, the bottom plate including a plurality of rows of slots;
- two side gussets, the side gussets having tabs, the tabs inserted in the rows of slots of the bottom plate;
- a top plate, the top plate positioned perpendicularly to the two side gussets and in parallel with the bottom plate, the top plate affixed to the side gussets;
- orienting the adjustable mount so as to support the discharge pump by adjusting the position of the two side gussets with respect to the bottom plate;
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- supporting the discharge pump with the adjustable mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.