# US 2019/0376349 A1 · Flat pack having spacer between tubes > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0376349 A1 - Document ID: US20190376349A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/481,864 - Filed: 2018-01-30 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-31 - Assignees: AB Sandvik Materials Technology - Applicants: Sandvik Materials Technology LLC - Inventors: Leandro FINZETTO; Andre HUNDZINSKI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190376349A1 ## CPC - E21B 17/203: {with plural fluid passages} - E21B 17/206: {with conductors, e.g. electrical, optical} - E21B 17/003: {with electrically conducting or insulating means (E21B17/028 and E21B17/023 take precedence)} - F16L 11/22: Multi-channel hoses - F16L 57/06: against wear (F16L57/04 takes precedence) - E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL ## Abstract A flat pack (1) for operating a downhole tool or sensor includes a plurality of tubes (3a, 3b); a spacer (2) disposed between the tubes (3a, 3b); and a jacket (4) encapsulating the tubes (3a, 3b) and the spacer (2). The tubes (3a, 3b) and the spacer (2) are positioned in the jacket (4) in a side-by-side arrangement. The tubes (3a, 3b) and the spacer (2) are not twisted along the flat pack (1). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flat pack for operating a downhole tool or sensor, comprising: a plurality of tubes; a spacer disposed between the tubes; and a jacket encapsulating the tubes and the spacer, wherein the tubes and the spacer are positioned in the jacket in a side-by-side arrangement, and the tubes and the spacer are not twisted along the flat pack. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flat pack of claim 1, wherein the tubes are each metallic. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The flat pack of claim 1, wherein the spacer is made from a thermoset polymer having sufficient flexibility so that the flat pack is spoolable. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The flat pack of claim 1, wherein the jacket is made from a thermoplastic polymer, a thermoplastic copolymer, or a thermoplastic elastomer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The flat pack of claim 1, wherein spacer has a top, a bottom, and concave sides receiving portions of outer surfaces of the tubes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The flat pack of claim 5, wherein a height of the spacer matches a diameter of at least one of the tubes, and a minimum width of the spacer is at least one millimeter. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The flat pack of claim 5, wherein a top of the spacer is flat or slightly curved, a bottom of the spacer is flat or slightly curved, and a curvature of each concave side matches a curvature of the respective tube. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The flat pack of claim 7, wherein a diameter of one of the tubes is greater than a diameter of the other tube ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The flat pack of claim 7, wherein the concave sides of the spacer are asymmetric. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The flat pack of claim 5, wherein a cross-section of the spacer resembles an hourglass shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The flat pack of claim 5, further comprising a tear cord disposed in a guide formed in the top or bottom of the spacer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The flat pack of claim 11, wherein the tear cord is an upper tear cord ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The flat pack of claim 11, wherein the guide is an upper guide formed in the top of the spacer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The flat pack of claim 11, further comprising a lower tear cord disposed in a lower guide formed in the bottom of the spacer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The flat pack of claim 1, wherein one of the tubes is a flowline. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The flat pack of claim 1, wherein one of the tubes is part of a tubing encased conductor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The flat pack of claim 1, wherein one of the tubes is part of a tubing encased optical cable. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The flat pack of claim 1, further comprising a pair of bumpers, and second and third spacers disposed between a respective tube and a respective bumper, wherein the jacket also encapsulates the bumpers and the second and third spacers. ### Claim 19 A line for operating a downhole tool or sensor, comprising: a tube; a tear cord; a spacer having a top, a bottom, a concave side receiving a portion of an outer surface of the tube, and a flat side having a guide receiving the tear cord; and a jacket encapsulating the tube, the spacer, and the tear cord, wherein the tube and the spacer are not twisted along the line. ### Claim 20 A flat pack for operating a down hole tool or sensor, comprising: a tube; a pair of bumpers; a pair of spacers disposed between the tube and the bumpers; and a jacket encapsulating the tube, the bumpers, and the spacers, wherein the tube, the spacers, and the bumpers are positioned in the jacket in a side-by-side arrangement, and the tube and the spacers are not twisted along the flat pack.