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US 9,284,791 B2Granted
Apparatus and method to clean a tubular member
AssigneeFrank's International, LLC
InventorsJeremy Richard Angelle, Logan Essex Smith, Robert Thibodeaux, Jr.
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Abstract
A system to clean a tubular member includes an apparatus to support a tubular member having a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and a fluid dispensing system disposed adjacent to an opening of the apparatus, the fluid dispensing system having a nozzle to dispense fluid therefrom.
Claims23
A system to clean a tubular member, the system comprising:
- an apparatus having a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough to support a tubular member;
- a fluid dispensing system disposed adjacent to an opening of the apparatus, the fluid dispensing system having a nozzle to dispense fluid therefrom;
- a bowl having a tapered inner wall formed about the longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of slip assemblies movably disposed within the bowl;
- a fluid inlet to receive fluid therein;
- a fluid passage to direct fluid from the fluid inlet to the nozzle of the fluid dispensing system,
- wherein the fluid inlet is disposed on a top side of the apparatus, and wherein the fluid passage is formed, at least partially, within the bowl.
4 more elements
An apparatus to clean a tubular member, the apparatus comprising:
- a bowl forming a bore and having a tapered inner wall formed about a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of slip assemblies movably disposed within the bowl;
- a fluid dispensing system disposed adjacent to an opening of the bowl, the fluid dispensing system having a plurality of nozzles to dispense fluid therefrom;
- a fluid inlet disposed on a top side of the bowl to receive fluid therein;
- and
- a fluid passage formed, at least partially, within the bowl to direct fluid from the fluid inlet to the plurality of nozzles of the fluid dispensing system.
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A method to manufacture a system to clean a tubular member, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus having a bore with a longitudinal axis extending therethrough to support the tubular member;
- disposing a fluid dispensing system adjacent to an opening of the apparatus, the fluid dispensing system having a nozzle to dispense fluid therefrom;
- a bowl having a tapered inner wall formed about the longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of slip assemblies movably disposed within the bowl;
- disposing a fluid inlet on a top side of the apparatus to receive fluid therein;
- and
- forming a fluid passage, at least partially, within the bowl of the apparatus to direct fluid from the fluid inlet to the nozzle of the fluid dispensing system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.