Hang-off gimbal assembly
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsJohn Hoefler, Erman Citirik
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Abstract
A hang-off gimbal assembly to support a tubular member from an offshore drilling vessel. The hang-off gimbal assembly includes an axis therethrough and comprises a support plate including an opening formed about the axis, a base plate including an opening formed about the axis, and a plurality of shock absorbers between the support plate and the base plate. The hang-off gimbal assembly is movable between an open position and a closed position, such that, in the open position, the hang-off gimbal assembly is configured to receive the tubular member in the opening of the support plate and in the opening of the base plate, and in the closed position, the hang-off gimbal assembly is configured to enclose about and support the tubular member.
Claims20
A hang-off gimbal assembly to support a tubular member from an offshore drilling vessel, the hang-off gimbal assembly including an axis therethrough and comprising:
- a support plate including an opening formed about the axis;
- a base plate including an opening formed about the axis;
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- a plurality of shock absorbers between the support plate and the base plate;
- wherein the hang-off gimbal assembly is movable between an open position to receive the tubular member and a closed position to circumferentially enclose the tubular member, and to directly support the tubular member on the support plate.
A hang-off gimbal system to support a tubular member from an offshore drilling vessel, the hang-off gimbal system including an axis therethrough and comprising:
- a hang-off gimbal assembly, comprising:
- a support plate including a first section and a second section with an opening formed about the axis;
- a base plate including a first section and a second section with an opening formed about the axis;
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- a plurality of shock absorbers between the support plate and the base plate;
- a splitter plate including a first section and a second section with an opening formed about the axis;
- the first section of the base plate intermediate the first section of the support plate and the first section of the splitter plate;
- the second section of the base plate is intermediate the second section of the support plate and the second section of the splitter plate;
- the first sections of the support plate, the base plate, and the splitter plate and the second sections of the support plate, the base plate, and the splitter plate movable with respect to each other between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein, in the open position, the hang-off gimbal system is configured to receive the tubular member in the opening of the support plate, the opening of the base plate, and the opening of the splitter plate, and in the closed position, the hang-off gimbal system is configured to enclose about and support the tubular member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.