Reel system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11084685-B2
Application number	US-202117158093-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2021
Priority date	Jan 7, 2020
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

A reel system that includes a drum that receives a coil of flexible pipe. A first flange that removably couples to a first side of the drum. A second flange that removably couples to a second side of the drum. The first flange and the second flange secure the coil of flexible pipe to the drum.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a drum configured to be disposed in an interior aperture of a coil of flexible pipe, wherein the drum comprises:
a first cylinder; and
a plurality of bars extending the entire length of the first cylinder and coupled to an interior surface of the first cylinder; and

a flange configured to removably couple to a side of the drum, wherein the flange comprises:
a second cylinder; and
a plurality of teeth that extend radially outward from the second cylinder, wherein the plurality of teeth on the flange is configured to interlock with the plurality of bars in the drum to facilitate tying rotation of the flange with rotation of the drum.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
each of the plurality of bars in the drum has a rectangular cross-sectional shape; and
each of the plurality of teeth on the flange has another rectangular cross-sectional shape.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bars coupled to the interior surface of the first cylinder in the drum is configured to provide support strength to the first cylinder to facilitate supporting weight of the coil of flexible pipe.

4. The system of claim 1 , comprising another flange configured to removably couple to an opposite side of the drum, wherein the other flange comprises:
a third cylinder; and
another plurality of teeth that extend radially outward from the third cylinder, wherein the other plurality of teeth on the other flange is configured to interlock with the plurality of bars in the drum to facilitate tying rotation of the other flange with rotation of the drum.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flange comprises:
a third cylinder disposed concentrically around the second cylinder of the flange; and
a plurality of spokes coupled between the second cylinder and the third cylinder to facilitate retaining the coil of flexible pipe on the drum.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flange comprises:
a central section that includes the second cylinder and the plurality of teeth;
a first wing section configured to couple to a first side of the central section; and
a second wing section configured to couple to a second side of the central section.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flange comprises:
a first flange section that includes a first portion of the second cylinder and a first subset of the plurality of teeth; and
a second flange section that includes a second portion of the second cylinder and a second subset of the plurality of teeth, wherein the second flange section is configured to be coupled to the first flange section.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flange comprises:
a rectangular frame disposed around the second cylinder of the flange, wherein the rectangular frame comprises a length that is greater than a height of the rectangular frame; and
a plurality of spokes coupled between the second cylinder and the rectangular frame to facilitate retaining the coil of flexible pipe on the drum.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the drum comprises:
a first drum section comprising a first portion of the first cylinder and a first subset of the plurality of bars;
a second drum section comprising a second portion of the first cylinder and a second subset of the plurality of bars; and
a rotational joint that rotatably connects the first drum section and the second drum section.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the drum comprises a shell configured to be disposed over the first cylinder to facilitate increasing an outermost diameter of the drum to accommodate an innermost diameter of the coil of flexible pipe.

11. The system of claim 1 , comprising:
a chain, wherein the flange comprises a connector bar that extends across an aperture in the second cylinder and the chain is configured to connect to the connector bar of the flange; and
a rachet connected to the chain, wherein the rachet is configured to enable length of the chain between the rachet and the flange to be adjusted to facilitate adjusting position of the flange on the drum.

12. The system of claim 11 , comprising a spring configured to be connected between the rachet and the connector bar of the flange.

13. The system of claim 11 , comprising a fastener, wherein:
the drum comprises another aperture formed on an exterior surface of the drum; and
the fastener is configured to be secured in the other aperture in the drum to facilitate blocking movement of the flange along the drum.

Assignees

• Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Matari Nader N
• Winn Alexander Lee

Classifications

• B65H75/2416

  with axial positions defined by discrete locations · CPC title

• B65H75/241 Primary

  axially adjustable reels or bobbins · CPC title

• B65H75/2263

  Discrete fasteners, e.g. bolts or screws · CPC title

• B65H75/2254

  with particular joining means for releasably connecting parts · CPC title

• B65H75/2245

  connecting flange to hub · CPC title