Safety anchor device for high pressure pipe couplings
AssigneeTorcsill Foundations, LLC
InventorsAaron Wheeler, Stephen Willis, Jason Glassey, Burk McCurdy, JR.
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Abstract
A pipe restraint, system, and method for securing a pipeline, of which the pipe restraint includes an anchor configured to be secured to the ground, a first gripping member configured to grip a first pipe, a second gripping member configured to grip a second pipe that is connected to the first pipe, and one or more arms connected to the anchor and the first and second gripping members. The one or more arms are configured to constrain movement of the first gripping member, the second gripping member, or both with respect to the anchor.
Claims20
A pipe restraint, comprising:
- an anchor configured to be secured to the ground;
- a first gripping member configured to grip a first pipe;
- a second gripping member configured to grip a second pipe that is connected to the first pipe;
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- one or more arms connected to the anchor and the first and second gripping members, wherein the one or more arms are configured to constrain movement of the first gripping member, the second gripping member, or both with respect to the anchor.
A method for securing a pipeline, the method comprising:
- securing an anchor to the ground proximal to a coupling between a first pipe and a second pipe;
- coupling one or more arms to the anchor, wherein the one or more arms extend at least partially towards the first pipe and the second pipe;
- coupling a first gripping member to the first pipe;
- coupling a second gripping member to the second pipe;
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- coupling the first and second gripping members to the one or more arms, such that the first and second gripping members are coupled to the anchor via the one or more arms, so as to constrain a range of motion of the first pipe and the second pipe relative to the anchor.
A pipe restraint system comprising:
- a plurality of pipe restraints that are not connected together, the plurality of pipe restraints each comprising:
- an anchor configured to be at least partially embedded into the ground;
- a first gripping member configured to grip a first pipe;
- a second gripping member configured to grip a second pipe that is connected to the first pipe;
- a first arm that is pivotally coupled to the anchor and slidably coupled to the first gripping member;
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- a second arm that is pivotally coupled to the anchor and slidably coupled to the second gripping member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.