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US 2026/0055827 A1Published application
Ballast weight lock
AssigneeLongitude 123, Inc.
InventorMark Steffy
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Abstract
A pipeline includes a pipe and a ballast weight coupled around the pipe. The pipe includes an anchor ring extending from an exterior surface of the pipe. The ballast weight includes an anchor keyway designed as a channel into an interior surface of the ballast weight, where the anchor ring extends into the anchor keyway.
Claims20
A pipeline comprising:
- a pipe including an anchor ring extending from an exterior surface of the pipe;
- and
- a ballast weight coupled around the pipe, the ballast weight including an anchor keyway designed as a channel into an interior surface of the ballast weight, wherein the anchor ring extends into the anchor keyway.
A ballast weight assembly comprising:
- a thrust anchor configured to couple to a pipe, the thrust anchor including an anchor ring protruding from an exterior surface of the pipe;
- and
- a ballast weight coupled around the thrust anchor, the ballast weight including an anchor keyway designed as a channel into an interior surface of the ballast weight, wherein the anchor ring extends into the anchor keyway.
A ballast weight configured to couple around a pipe, the ballast weight including:
- an anchor keyway designed as a channel in an interior surface of the ballast weight,
- wherein the anchor keyway is configured to receive an anchor ring extending from a thrust anchor or the pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.