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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Ensco International Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Van Van Vu, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ensco International Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/02 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/02 (2013.01); B63B 35/4413 (2013.01); E21B 19/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques and systems to store and deploy a lift frame of an offshore vessel. A device may include a member arm comprising a locking feature configured to couple the member arm to a lift frame of the offshore vessel. The device may also include a base configured to be coupled to a drill floor of the offshore vessel, wherein the base comprises a joint configured to allow for rotation of the member arm and the lift frame from a storage position having a first angle between the member arm and the drill floor and a deployment position having a second angle between the member arm and the drill floor.