Protector assembly for flexible pipe coils and method of using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10464468-B2
Application number	US-201815880749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2018
Priority date	Jan 17, 2017
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A system includes a coil contacting base. The coil contacting base includes a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature less than or equal to a coil radius of curvature of an interior channel of a coil of spoolable pipe, and the coil contacting base includes a length greater than or equal to an axial dimension of the coil. The system also includes a side wall coupled to an inner surface of the coil contacting base. The side wall is configured to block circumferential movement of a coil restraint. The system also includes a passage disposed between the coil contacting base and the side wall. The coil restraint is configured to be disposed in the passage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising a coil contacting base for securing a coil of spoolable pipe, wherein the coil contacting base comprises a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature less than or equal to a coil radius of curvature of an interior channel of the coil of spoolable pipe, and wherein the coil contacting base comprises a length greater than or equal to an axial dimension of the coil of spoolable pipe;
a side wall coupled to an inner surface of the coil contacting base and extending the length of the coil contacting base, wherein the side wall is configured to block circumferential movement of a coil restraint, and wherein the side wall comprises a hole configured to enable a wire to be inserted through the hole and the coil restraint to block movement of the coil restraint; and
a passage disposed between the coil contacting base and the side wall, wherein the coil restraint is configured to be disposed in the passage.

2. The system of claim 1 , comprising a second side wall coupled to the coil contacting base, wherein the second side wall is configured to block circumferential movement of the coil restraint, and the passage is disposed between the coil contacting base and the side walls.

3. The system of claim 2 , comprising a second coil contacting base coupled to the side walls, wherein the second coil contacting base comprises a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature less than or equal to the coil radius of curvature of the interior channel, wherein the second coil contacting base comprises a length greater than or equal to the axial dimension of the coil, and wherein the passage is disposed between the coil contacting bases and the side walls.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the coil contacting base and the side wall comprise a metal.

5. The system of claim 1 , comprising a handle coupled to the inner surface, wherein the handle is configured to enable lifting or handling of the system.

6. A method, comprising:
inserting a coil protector into an interior channel of a coil of spoolable pipe, wherein the coil protector comprises:
a coil contacting base, wherein the coil contacting base comprises a radially curved outer surface with a radius of curvature less than or equal to a coil radius of curvature of the interior channel, and wherein the coil contacting base comprises a length greater than or equal to an axial dimension of the coil;
a side wall coupled to an inner surface of the coil contacting base and extending the length of the coil contacting base; and
a passage disposed between the coil contacting base and the side wall;
inserting a coil restraint in the passage;
blocking circumferential movement of the coil restraint via a wire inserted through the coil restraint and a hole formed in the side wall; and
securing the coil restraint to a coil transportation carrier or a pipe coil skid coupled to the coil transportation carrier, thereby securing the coil to the coil transportation carrier.

7. The method of claim 6 , comprising lifting or handling the coil protector via a handle coupled to the inner surface.

Assignees

• Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Reedy Max
• Hamner Brett
• Winn Alexander Lee
• Hegler Matthew Allen
• Bhatia Sanjay

Classifications

• B63B25/00

  Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby (trimming otherwise than by cargo division, e.g. by use of ballast B63B43/06, B63B43/08; constructive aspects of cargo spaces B63B11/00; hatches, hatchways B63B19/12) · CPC title

• B61D45/003

  Fixing of logs, beams, barrels, pipes, or the like · CPC title

• B63B25/22

  for palletised articles · CPC title

• B60P3/035

  for transporting reel units · CPC title

• B63B25/28

  for deck loads · CPC title