Title:
PIPE LAYING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/010687
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
When placing pipes, such as pipe sections, into a trench it is desirable to obviate the need for human intervention in an attempt to eliminate the potential for injury to operatives working in a trench caused by trench collapse. Disclosed herein is an automated device (101) having a retractable side boom (104,106) and an associated retractable descendent/downwardly extending boom. The device may further comprise a gripping assembly (108) which is capable of setting a pipe (110) gripped therein to a specific slope or gradient, thus allowing for maximum precision in for example a pipe laying process. The side and descendent booms are operable to deliver a pipe such as a pipe section into a trench.
Inventors:
GATELY PEARSE (IE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2011/062616
Publication Date:
April 26, 2012
Filing Date:
July 22, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GATELY PEARSE (IE)
International Classes:
B66C13/08
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2006133490A1 | 2006-12-21 |
Foreign References:
| US5769251A | 1998-06-23 | |||
| US6280119B1 | 2001-08-28 | |||
| US20050117973A1 | 2005-06-02 | |||
| US4362435A | 1982-12-07 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LANE, Cathal Michael et al. (5 Dartmouth RoadDublin, 6, IE)
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