Connected screens for vibratory separators
OwnerEric Scott, David Schulte +1inventors
InventorsEric Scott, David Schulte, Guy McClung
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Abstract
Interconnectible screen assemblies for vibratory separators or shale shakers and methods for manipulating such screen assemblies which, in certain aspects, include a first screen assembly and a second screen assembly positioning at least a portion of the first screen assembly with respect to the second screen assembly, releasably connecting the second screen assembly to the first screen assembly, and moving the first screen assembly and the second screen assembly together.
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A method for manipulating a first screen assembly and a second screen assembly with respect to a screen assembly holding apparatus of a vibratory separator into or onto which the screen assemblies are mountable, the method comprising
- positioning at least a portion of a first screen assembly with respect to screen assembly holding apparatus of a vibratory separator,
- connecting a second screen assembly to the first screen assembly with releasably cooperating material on each screen assembly, and
- moving the first screen assembly and the second screen assembly together with respect to the screen assembly holding apparatus, the screen assemblies held together while moving by engagement of the releasably cooperating material on one screen assembly with the releasably cooperating material on the other screen assembly.
A method for manipulating a first screen assembly and a second screen assembly with respect to a screen assembly holding apparatus of a vibratory separator into or onto which the screen assemblies are mountable, the method comprising
- positioning at least a portion of a first screen assembly with respect to screen assembly holding apparatus of a vibratory separator,
- connecting a second screen assembly to the first screen assembly with releasably cooperating material on each screen assembly,
- moving the first screen assembly and the second screen assembly together with respect to the screen assembly holding apparatus,
- wherein the first screen assembly has a first recess and the releasably cooperating material includes a first piece of releasably cooperating material with part thereof held within the first recess and a second piece of releasably cooperating material on the second screen assembly located for engaging the first piece of releasably cooperating material, the method further comprising
- moving the first screen assembly against the second screen assembly to engage the first piece of releasably cooperating material with the second piece of releasably cooperating material so that the first recess accommodates the two pieces of releasably cooperating material thereby permitting the first screen assembly to contactingly abut the second screen assembly, and
- wherein the vibratory separator is a shale shaker for processing drilling fluid with solids entrained therein.
A method for manipulating a first screen assembly and a second screen assembly with respect to a screen assembly holding apparatus of a vibratory separator into or onto which the screen assemblies are mountable, the method comprising
- positioning at least a portion of a first screen assembly with respect to screen assembly holding apparatus of a vibratory separator, the first screen assembly having a first recess and the second screen assembly having a second recess,
- connecting a second screen assembly to the first screen assembly with a connector, the connector having a first portion in the first recess and a second portion in the second recess, and
- moving the first screen assembly and the second screen assembly together with respect to the screen assembly holding apparatus.
A pair of connected screen assemblies for use with a vibratory separator, the pair including
- a first screen assembly,
- a second screen assembly,
- the first screen assembly having a first amount of releasably cooperating material secured thereon,
- the second screen assembly having a second amount of releasably cooperating material secured thereon, and
- the first amount of releasably cooperating material sufficiently engaging the second amount of releasably cooperating material so that pulling on one of the first or second screen assemblies correspondingly moves the other screen assembly.
A pair of connected screen assemblies for use with a vibratory separator, the pair including
- a first screen assembly,
- a second screen assembly,
- the first screen assembly having a first recess,
- the second screen assembly having a second recess,
- a connector with a first portion in the first recess and a second portion in the second recess, and
- the connector releasably connecting the two screen assemblies so that pulling on one of the first or second screen assemblies correspondingly moves the other screen assembly.
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