Elliptical reel for hose transport

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016159609-A1
Application number	US-201314902875-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 20, 2013
Priority date	Aug 20, 2013
Publication date	Jun 9, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An elliptical reel is provided. The elliptical reel can include one or more longitudinal support members about a longitudinal axis of the reel and on which hose can be wound for transport. A cross section of the longitudinal support members that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defines an outline that has an elliptical shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A reel for hose transport, the reel comprising:
at least one longitudinal support member about a longitudinal axis of the reel and on which the hose is woundable, the at least one longitudinal support member defining an outline that has an elliptical cross-sectional shape at a cross section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

2 . The reel of claim 1 , further comprising:
a guide flange positioned at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the longitudinal axis and by which the hose is woundable at the non-perpendicular angle with respect to the longitudinal axis.

3 . The reel of claim 2 , further comprising:
external flanges, the at least one longitudinal support member extending between the external flanges; and a drive member along the longitudinal axis and coupled to the external flanges.

4 . The reel of claim 3 , further comprising:
an internal flange having an elliptical surface shape and connected to the at least one longitudinal support member; and drive flanges extending from the external flanges.

5 . The reel of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the external flanges has an elliptical surface shape.

6 . The reel of claim 1 , wherein the hose is wound about the longitudinal axis, the hose having the elliptical cross-sectional shape at a cross section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the hose having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape at a cross section that is non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

7 . The reel of claim 6 , further comprising a guide flange about the at least one longitudinal support member and at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the hose is wound beginning at the guide flange.

8 . The reel of claim 1 , wherein the hose is wound about the longitudinal axis and has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the outline that has the elliptical cross-sectional shape.

9 . The reel of claim 8 , wherein the reel including the hose wound about the longitudinal axis is positionable in a shipping container that is eight feet by eight feet.

10 . An elliptical reel, comprising:
a drive member defining a longitudinal axis of the elliptical reel; longitudinal support members extending along the longitudinal axis and about the drive member; and a guide flange about the longitudinal support members and defining a beginning point at which hose is woundable along the longitudinal axis such that the hose has an elliptical cross-sectional shape at a cross section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

11 . The elliptical reel of claim 10 , comprising:
a first external flange; a second external flange, the drive member and the longitudinal support members being positioned between the first external flange and the second external flange; an internal flange supporting the longitudinal support members; and a drive flange coupled to the drive member through the first external flange or the second external flange.

12 . The elliptical reel of claim 10 , wherein the longitudinal support members define an outline having the elliptical cross-sectional shape at the cross section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

13 . The elliptical reel of claim 10 , wherein the guide flange is positioned at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the longitudinal axis.

14 . The elliptical reel of claim 13 , wherein the hose is wound about the longitudinal support members beginning at the guide flange, the hose having the elliptical cross-sectional shape at the cross section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the hose having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape at a cross section that is non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the cross section that is non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis being at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis that is the non-perpendicular angle at which the guide flange is positioned with respect to the longitudinal axis.

15 . The elliptical reel of claim 14 , wherein the elliptical reel with the hose is positioned in a shipping container that is eight feet by eight feet.

16 . The elliptical reel of claim 10 , wherein the guide flange is positioned at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis that is in a range of ten degrees to eighty degrees or a range of one hundred degrees to one hundred seventy degrees.

17 . An assembly, comprising:
a reel that includes (i) longitudinal support members about and along a longitudinal axis and (ii) a guide flange at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; and hose wound beginning at the guide flange and about the longitudinal support members, the hose having an elliptical cross-sectional shape at a cross section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

18 . The assembly of claim 17 , the hose having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape at a cross section that is non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

19 . The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the reel includes:
external flanges at ends of the reel, the longitudinal support members being between the external flanges; a drive member along the longitudinal axis of the reel and between the external flanges; and an internal flange coupled to the longitudinal support members.

20 . The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the longitudinal support members define an outline that has the elliptical cross-sectional shape at the cross section that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Anderson Alain
• Guffee Larry Edwin
• Miller Tori

Classifications

• B65H75/26

  Arrangements for preventing slipping of winding · CPC title

• B65H2701/33

  Hollow or hose-like material · CPC title

• B65H2701/535

  Dimensional aspect, e.g. non-cylindrical cores · CPC title

• B65H75/146 Primary

  with at least one intermediate flange between the two end flanges · CPC title

• B65H75/20

  Skeleton construction, e.g. formed of wire {(perforated supports for textile materials to be treated D06B23/042)} · CPC title