Line stabilizer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9796567-B2
Application number	US-201414295835-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2014
Priority date	Jun 4, 2014
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

A stabilizer for a line may include a guide configured for arrangement on the line to resist and/or dampen lateral motions of the line where the guide may include a guide jacket having a static sleeve configured to allow the line to pass through the guide and a fortifying bracket configured to reinforce the guide jacket and configured to interface with a hanging system to support the guide jacket and maintain the guide jacket in position on the line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stabilizer for a line, the stabilizer comprising:
a guide configured for arrangement on the line to resist and/or dampen lateral motions of the line, the guide comprising:
a pair of guide jacket components, each of the guide jacket components comprising:
a central body portion having a static wear-resistant liner configured to guide the line as the line passes through the guide;
a flange portion extending from the central body portion and configured for coupling the guide jacket component to another guide jacket component of the pair by way of:
another flange on the another guide jacket component; and
a coupling fastener,

wherein the flange and the another flange are arranged to allow for coupling of a hanger assembly line with the coupling fastener.

2. The stabilizer of claim 1 , further comprising a fortifying bracket configured to reinforce the guide jacket and configured to interface with a hanging system to support the guide jacket and maintain the guide jacket in position on the line.

3. The stabilizer of claim 2 , wherein the fortifying bracket comprise a plurality of fortifying bracket components configured for removable arrangement on the line.

4. The stabilizer of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of fortifying bracket components comprises a pair of fortifying bracket components.

5. The stabilizer of claim 2 , wherein the fortifying bracket is at least partially encased by the guide jacket.

6. The stabilizer of claim 5 , wherein the fortifying bracket is substantially fully encased by the guide jacket.

7. The stabilizer of claim 2 , wherein the fortifying bracket is arranged on an outer surface of the guide jacket.

8. The stabilizer of claim 7 , wherein the guide jacket comprises a securing groove on an outer surface thereof and a portion of the fortifying bracket nestably engages the securing groove.

9. The stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the guide jacket comprises a wear mark configured to indicate an amount of wear experienced by the guide jacket.

10. The stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the guide jacket comprises a wear mark arranged about the sleeve to indicate an increase in diameter of the sleeve and/or openings thereof.

11. The stabilizer of claim 1 , further comprising a hang line assembly.

12. The stabilizer of claim 11 , wherein the hang line assembly comprises a triangle cabling setup operably configured to allow the guide to move side-to-side.

13. The stabilizer of claim 12 , wherein the line is a line being spooled on and off of a winch drum and the triangle cabling setup is configured to allow the guide to travel back and forth along the axis of the winch drum.

14. The stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve includes a taper.

15. The stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the wear-resistant liner comprises a weld-deposited weld layer on an inner surface thereof.

16. The stabilizer of claim 1 , further comprising a separating standoff extending from the central body portion and configured to maintain a gap between the flange and the another flange of the another guide jacket component, the gap configured to receive the hanger assembly line.

17. The stabilizer of claim 16 , wherein the pair of guide jacket components are simultaneously secured to one another and suspended by a hanger assembly by positioning of the coupling fastener through the flange and the another flange and through a loop in the line.

Assignees

• Nat Oilwell Varco Lp

Inventors

• Krijnen Anton

Classifications

• B66D1/36 Primary

  Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains · CPC title