Pipeline washing and drying system
OwnerJames Van Voorhisinventor
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Abstract
A pipe washing and drying system includes a ring structure defining a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface, the ring structure having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled to the first portion. The ring structure further comprises nozzles and rollers defined in the radially inner surface and extending radially inward. The pipe washing and drying system may further include a tent structure comprising a frame and a protective covering supported thereby. The tent frame is coupled between two of the ring structures such that the protective covering covers a section of the pipe between the two ring structures.
Claims20
A pipe washing and drying system comprising:
- a ring structure defining a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface, the ring structure having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled to the first portion by a hinge coupled to the radially outer surface,
- wherein the ring structure further comprises:
- a set of nozzles defined in the radially inner surface and extending radially inward from the radially inner surface, wherein the set of nozzles is in fluid communication with a fluid source;
- and
- a plurality of rollers attached to the radially inner surface and extending radially inward from the radially inner surface.
A pipe washing and drying system comprising:
- two ring structures, each ring structure respectively defining a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface, each ring structure having a first portion and a second portion hingedly coupled to the first portion by a hinge coupled to the radially outer surface,
- wherein each ring structure further comprises:
- a set of nozzles defined in the radially inner surface and extending radially inward from the radially inner surface, wherein the set of nozzles is in fluid communication with a fluid source;
- and
- a plurality of rollers attached to the radially inner surface and extending radially inward from the radially inner surface;
- and
- a tent structure comprising:
- a frame coupled to a first of the two ring structure at a first end of the frame and coupled to the second of the two ring structures at an opposing second end of the frame;
- and
- a protective covering supported by the frame and extending from the first end of the frame to the second end of the frame such that a section of the pipe between the two ring structures is covered by the protective covering.
A method of washing and drying a pipe comprising:
- positioning a ring structure circumferentially about the pipe at a first location, the ring structure including a set of nozzles extending radially inward from a radially inner surface thereof and a connector in fluid communication with the set of nozzles;
- coupling the connector to a manifold system of a fluid source such that the connector and the set of nozzles are in fluid communication with the fluid source and fluid from the fluid source is expelled through the set of nozzles onto an exterior surface of the pipe;
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- moving the ring structure longitudinally along the pipe from the first location to a second location, such that the exterior surface of the pipe from the first location to the second location is cleaned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.