Safety Protection Apparatus for Personnel on Oil Drilling Derricks
AssigneeSapheco, LLC
InventorPerry L. Bagnaro
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Abstract
A safety apparatus for personnel on an oil drilling rig includes a cylindrical quick disconnect switch having a receptacle and a plunger. The receptacle has an open circuit pair of electrical wires. The plunger is configured to attach to a derrick man. The plunger and the receptacle are configured to mate when the plunger is inserted into the receptacle and to remain frictionally mated until pulled apart. The mating results in closing the circuit between the pair of electrical wires.
Claims20
A safety apparatus for personnel on an oil drilling rig, said apparatus comprising a cylindrical quick disconnect switch having a receptacle and a plunger, wherein the receptacle comprises an open circuit pair of electrical wires, the plunger is configured to attach to a derrick man, and said plunger and said receptacle are configured to mate when said plunger is inserted into said receptacle and to remain frictionally mated until pulled apart, said mating resulting in closing the circuit between the pair of electrical wires.
A safety apparatus comprising:
- a quick-disconnect switch having at least a first part attachable to a derrick man and a second part located on a drill pipe stand near a piece of safety protection equipment, said quick-disconnect switch operable by a derrick man to indicate that he or she is in position and protected by the piece of safety protection equipment;
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- a light panel in electrical communication with said quick-disconnect switch, said light panel located in a position visible by a driller located under the drill pipe stand and configured to indicate when the quick-disconnect switch is open or closed by the derrick man.
A safety apparatus on an oil derrick, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, each RFID tag assigned to crew members on the oil derrick;
- a plurality of sensors and/or antennae located on the oil derrick configured to track and report the location of each said RFID tag;
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- a control panel having at least one indicator, said control panel responsive to said location reports and said at least one indicator configured to indicate to a driller when needed crew members are present and in locations in which the crew members are supposed to be for an operation of the oil derrick being undertaken.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.