Back to results
US 9,739,397 B2Granted
Support assembly and components
AssigneeCompany Black LLC
InventorWilliam K. Pratt
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A support assembly for constructing and staging a pipeline for installation in a trench. The support assembly includes one or more stacks of support segments. A support segment for the support assembly. Method of using and making the support segments.
Claims1
A method of constructing and staging a pipeline alongside of an in ground trench, the method comprising:
- assembling spaced apart stacks of rectangular prism shaped support segments alongside the trench;
- placing sections of pipe on top of the stacks of support segments;
- centering the sections of pipe on top of the stacks of support segments;
- orienting the support segments transverse relative to the sections of pipe;
- welding the sections of pipe together to construct a pipeline supported on top of the stacks of support segments.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.