Cable transport

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11377018-B1
Application number	US-202117149404-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jan 14, 2021
Priority date	Jan 14, 2021
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

A cable transport system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a cable transport system comprises a cable transport assembly comprising a frame, wherein the frame comprises one or more bottom supports. In certain embodiments, the cable transport assembly comprises a first radii support coupled to a first end of the frame and a second radii support coupled to a second end of the frame, and one or more cables positioned longitudinally on the one or more bottom supports of the frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable transport system comprising:
a cable transport assembly comprising a frame, wherein the frame comprises one or more bottom supports, and wherein the cable transport assembly further comprises a first radii support coupled to a first end of the frame and a second radii support coupled to a second end of the frame; and
one or more cables positioned longitudinally on the one or more bottom supports of the frame.

2. The cable transport system of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of each of the one or more cables are wrapped around at least one of the first and second radii supports.

3. The cable transport system of claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprises one or more forklift pockets or lifting eyes.

4. The cable transport system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second radii supports are removable from the frame.

5. The cable transport of system of claim 1 , wherein the cable transport system is positioned on a transport vehicle, and wherein the cable transport assembly is removable from the transport vehicle.

6. The cable transport system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more cables is connected to equipment at a job site.

7. The cable transport system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more cables comprise a connector.

8. The cable transport system of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more cables comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end of at least one cable is wrapped around the first radii support and positioned near the second radii support, and wherein the second end of the at least one cable is wrapped around the second radii support and positioned near the first radii support.

9. A cable transport system comprising:
a cable transport assembly comprising a frame, wherein the frame comprises one or more bottom supports, and wherein the cable transport assembly further comprises a first radii support coupled to a first end of the frame and a second radii support coupled to a second end of the frame;
one or more cables positioned longitudinally on the one or more bottom supports of the frame; and
a transport vehicle, wherein the cable transport assembly is positioned on the transport vehicle.

10. The cable transport system of claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more cables are wrapped around the radii supports.

11. The cable transport system of claim 9 , wherein the transport vehicle is a drop deck trailer, and further comprising one or more supports positioned on a lower deck of the drop deck trailer.

12. The cable transport system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more cables are connected to equipment at a job site while the cable transport assembly is positioned on the transport vehicle.

13. A method comprising:
positioning one or more cables adjacent to one another on a cable transport assembly, wherein the cable transport assembly comprises a frame;
coupling a first radii support to a first end of the frame and a second radii support to a second end of the frame; and
wrapping the one or more cables around the first and second radii supports, such that a first end of at least one cable of the one or more cables is wrapped around a first radii support and a second end of at least one cable of the one or more cables is wrapped around a second radii support.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
positioning the cable transport assembly on a transport vehicle; and
transporting the transport vehicle to a job site.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
unwrapping the one or more cables from around the first and second radii supports; and
coupling at least one of the one or more cables to equipment at the job site.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
after transporting the transport vehicle to a job site and before unwrapping the one or more cables, removing the cable transport assembly from the transport vehicle.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
transporting, via a lifting sling, the first end and the second end of at least one cable of the one or more cables from the cable transport assembly to equipment at a job site.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more cables wrapped around the first and second radii supports comprises a stored position of a cable transport system.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more cables unwrapped from around the first and second radii supports comprises an operating position of a cable transport system.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the cable transport assembly comprises one or more forklift pockets or lifting eyes, and wherein the cable transport assembly is loaded on and unloaded from the transport vehicle using the one or more forklift pockets or lifting eyes.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Lucas Bruce Carl
• Weightman Glenn Howard
• Hunter Timothy Holiman
• Gordon Carlos Vallejo
• Bull Brad Robert

Classifications

• B60P3/035

  for transporting reel units · CPC title

• B62D63/06

  Trailers (vehicles comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping or like vehicles B60P3/32) · CPC title

• B62D53/061 Primary

  of flat bed or low loader type or fitted with swan necks (detachable swan necks B62D53/065; swan neck-fifth wheel couplings B62D53/08) · CPC title

• B62D21/20

  trailer type, i.e. a frame specifically constructed for use in a non-powered vehicle · CPC title

• B62D21/10

  in which the main member is plate-like · CPC title