US 2014/0110538 A1Published application

Umbilical cart and system

AssigneeFabrication of Rig and Exploration Equipment, Inc.

InventorDavid Allen Wells, Sr.

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Abstract

Disclosed is a conduit cart for supporting conduits above at least one rail. The conduit cart has a base; and at least two right-side protrusions, namely, a right-side sub-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base; and a right-side super-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base. The right-side sub-rail protrusion and right-side super-rail protrusion are adapted to straddle a flange of a first rail and the first rail is one among the at least one rail. Further, the base has at least two left-side protrusions, namely, a left-side sub-rail protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the right-side sub-rail protrusion from the base; and a left-side super-rail protrusion extending to the right-side super-rail protrusion from the base. The left-side sub-rail protrusion and left-side super-rail protrusion can straddle a substantially horizontal flange of a second rail, and the second rail is among the at least one rail.

Claims14

Dependent claims

An umbilical system for providing utilities to a rig by suspending conduit above at least one rail, the umbilical system comprising:

a first cart capable of elevating a first portion of conduit a maximum clearance distance from a level of the at least one rail, the first cart comprising:
a) a first base;
b) at least two first cart right-side wheels for slidably engaging a first rail among the at least one rail, each wheel having an axle;
c) at least two first cart left-side wheels for slidably engaging a second rail among the at least one rail, each wheel having an axle;
and
d) a vertical support attached to the first base, the vertical support supporting a first arched conduit-support surface entirely above the at least one rail, wherein the first arched conduit-support surface exposes a convex surface upwards and having lips that droop downward
a second cart capable of elevating a second portion of conduit the maximum clearance distance from the level of the at least one rail, the second cart comprising:
a) a second base;
b) at least two right-side wheels for slidably engaging the first rail among the at least one rail, each wheel having an axle;
c) at least two left-side wheels for slidably engaging the second rail among the at least one rail, each wheel having an axle;
and
d) a vertical support attached to the second base, the vertical support supporting a second arched conduit-support surface, wherein the second arched conduit-support surface exposes a convex surface upwards and having lips that droop downward;
wherein the second rail is substantially parallel the first rail.

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A conduit cart for supporting at least one conduit above at least one rail, the conduit cart comprising:

a base;
a right-side sub-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base;
a right-side super-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base;
wherein the right-side sub-rail protrusion and right-side super-rail protrusion are adapted to straddle a substantially horizontal flange of a first rail and the first rail is one among the at least one rail;
a left-side sub-rail protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the right-side sub-rail protrusion from the base;
a left-side super-rail protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the right-side super-rail protrusion from the base, wherein the left-side sub-rail protrusion and left-side super-rail protrusion are adapted to straddle a substantially horizontal flange of a second rail, and the second rail is one among the at least one rail;
and
a vertical support extending upwards from the base, to support an arched conduit support arranged to support a portion of the conduit that is in contact with the arched conduit support surface entirely above the rail.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/143,712Filed 30 Dec 2013
Priority: 28 Sep 2012
Published: 24 Apr 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

F16L 3/01
Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets: for supporting or guiding the pipes,…
H02G 1/06
Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines: for laying cables, e.g.…
H02G 11/00
Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts
F16L
Pipes

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