Apparatus, system, and method for concurrently laying multiple pipelines

An apparatus for concurrently forming a plurality of pipelines, the apparatus comprising:

• a support chassis;
• at least one transportation facilitation member coupled to the support chassis, the at least one transportation facilitation member facilitating the movement of the support chassis along a surface;
• a first pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the first pipe fuser fusing a first section of pipe to a first pipeline by heating an end of the first section of pipe and an end of first pipeline and holding the first section of pipe in a mating relationship with the first pipeline to fuse the first section of pipe to the first pipeline;
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• a second pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the second pipe fuser comprising a pipe fuser that independently fuses a second section of pipe to a second pipeline by heating an end of the second section of pipe and an end of second pipeline and holding the second section of pipe in a mating relationship with the second pipeline to fuse the second section of pipe to the second pipeline, the second pipe fuser being separate from the first pipe fuser.

A system for concurrently forming a plurality of pipelines, the system comprising:

• a support chassis;
• at least one transportation facilitation member coupled to the support chassis, the at least one transportation facilitation member facilitating the movement of the support chassis along a surface;
• a motor coupled to the support chassis and the at least one transportation facilitation member;
• an entry platform coupled to the support chassis, the entry platform transporting a plurality of unfused sections of pipe, the entry platform comprising a base and one or more keepers configured to retain the plurality of unfused sections of pipe off of the surface;
• a first pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the first pipe fuser configured to fuse a first section of pipe to a first pipeline by heating an end of the first section of pipe and an end of first pipeline and holding the first section of pipe in a mating relationship with the first pipeline to fuse the first section of pipe to the first pipeline;
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• a second pipe fuser disposed on the support chassis, the second pipe fuser comprising a pipe fuser configured to independently fuse a second section of pipe to a second pipeline by heating an end of the second section of pipe and an end of second pipeline and holding the second section of pipe in a mating relationship with the second pipeline to fuse the second section of pipe to the second pipeline, the second pipe fuser being separate from the first pipe fuser.