System and method for a flexible pipe containment sled

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10526164-B2
Application number	US-201715681451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2017
Priority date	Aug 21, 2017
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

A flexible pipe containment sled includes a platform and a first sled portion coupled to a bottom surface of the platform. The first sled portion is disposed at a first side of the platform. The sled also includes a second sled portion coupled to the bottom surface of the platform. The second sled portion is disposed at a second side of the platform opposite to the first side of the platform. The sled also includes a passage formed between the first and second sled portions. The passage is configured to allow a flexible pipe to pass through the passage while the flexible pipe containment sled is placed on a surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A flexible pipe containment sled, comprising:
a platform;
a first sled portion coupled to a bottom surface of the platform, wherein the first sled portion is disposed at a first side of the platform;
a second sled portion coupled to the bottom surface of the platform, wherein the second sled portion is disposed at a second side of the platform opposite to the first side of the platform; and
a passage formed between the first and second sled portions, wherein the passage is configured to allow a flexible pipe to pass through the passage while the flexible pipe containment sled is placed on a surface; and wherein the platform comprises a third side between the first and second sides, and the third side comprises an edge with a curved profile.

2. The sled of claim 1 , wherein the first sled portion comprises a first inner surface facing the passage, the second sled portion comprises a second inner surface facing the passage, and the first and second inner surfaces comprise curved shapes.

3. The sled of claim 1 , comprising an attachment point configured to enable the flexible pipe containment sled to be coupled to a trailer or coil frame via a strap.

4. The sled of claim 1 , wherein the platform comprises a retaining wall disposed on an upper surface of the platform.

5. The sled of claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the platform comprises a lower portion disposed below an upper portion.

6. The sled of claim 1 , wherein the sled is symmetric about an axis passing through the first and second sides of the platform.

7. The sled of claim 1 , comprising a hinge configured to couple the flexible pipe containment sled to a trailer and to enable the flexible pipe containment sled to tilt with respect to the trailer.

8. The sled of claim 1 , wherein the platform is detachably coupled to the first and second sled portions.

9. The sled of claim 1 , wherein the platform comprises a stacking guide configured to enable a second flexible pipe containment sled to be stacked on an upper surface of the platform.

10. The sled of claim 1 , wherein the first sled portion comprises a first bottom sled surface, the second sled portion comprises a second bottom sled surface, and the first and second bottom sled surfaces comprise curved shapes.

11. The sled of claim 1 , wherein the first sled portion comprises a first bottom sled surface, the second sled portion comprises a second bottom sled surface, and the first and second bottom sled surfaces each comprise a wheel.

12. A method of using a flexible pipe containment sled, comprising:
placing the flexible pipe containment sled on a surface, wherein the flexible pipe containment sled comprises:
a platform;
a first sled portion coupled to a bottom surface of the platform, wherein the first sled portion is disposed at a first side of the platform;
a second sled portion coupled to the bottom surface of the platform, wherein the second sled portion is disposed at a second side of the platform opposite to the first side of the platform, and wherein the platform comprises a third side between the first and second sides, and the third side comprises an edge with a curved profile; and
a passage formed between the first and second sled portions; and

passing a flexible pipe through the passage.

13. The method of claim 12 , comprising weighting the flexible pipe containment sled by placing a weight on an upper surface of the platform.

14. The method of claim 12 , comprising bending the flexible pipe along a first inner surface of the first sled portion facing the passage or bending the flexible pipe along a second inner surface of the second sled portion facing the passage, wherein the first and second inner surfaces comprise curved shapes.

15. The method of claim 12 , comprising coupling the flexible pipe containment sled to a trailer or coil frame via a strap or a hinge.

16. The method of claim 12 , comprising disassembling the flexible pipe containment sled by detachably uncoupling the platform from the first and second sled portions.

17. The method of claim 12 , comprising stacking a second flexible pipe containment sled on an upper surface of the platform via a stacking guide of the platform.

18. The method of claim 12 , comprising moving the flexible pipe containment sled along the surface via a first bottom sled surface of the first sled portion and a second bottom sled surface of the second sled portion, wherein the first and second bottom sled surfaces comprise curved shapes.

19. The method of claim 12 , comprising moving the flexible pipe containment sled along the surface via a first wheel of the first sled portion and a second wheel of the second sled portion.

20. A flexible pipe containment sled, comprising:
a platform;
a first sled portion coupled to a bottom surface of the platform, wherein the first sled portion is disposed at a first side of the platform;
a second sled portion coupled to the bottom surface of the platform, wherein the second sled portion is disposed at a second side of the platform opposite to the first side of the platform; and
a passage formed between the first and second sled portions, wherein the passage is configured to allow a flexible pipe to pass through the passage while the flexible pipe containment sled is placed on a surface,
wherein the platform comprises a stacking guide configured to enable a second flexible pipe containment sled to be stacked on an upper surface of the platform.

21. A method of using a flexible pipe containment sled, comprising:
placing the flexible pipe containment sled on a surface, wherein the flexible pipe containment sled comprises:
a platform;
a first sled portion coupled to a bottom surface of the platform, wherein the first sled portion is disposed at a first side of the platform;
a second sled portion coupled to the bottom surface of the platform, wherein the second sled portion is disposed at a second side of the platform opposite to the first side of the platform; and
a passage formed between the first and second sled portions; and

passing a flexible pipe through the passage; and
stacking a second flexible pipe containment sled on an upper surface of the platform via a stacking guide of the platform.

Assignees

• Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Barnett Alexander
• Hegler Matthew

Classifications

• B65H57/26

  Supports for guides · CPC title

• B65H57/04 Primary

  Guiding surfaces within slots or grooves · CPC title

• B65H75/4402

  Guiding arrangements to control paying-out and re-storing of the material (guides per se B65H57/00) · CPC title

• B65H75/44

  Constructional details · CPC title

• B65H2701/33

  Hollow or hose-like material · CPC title