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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Denis Gilbert, Airdrie, CA;
Ian MacGregor, Calgary, CA;
Assignees:
Tornado Drill Ltd., Alberta, CA;
Volker Stevin Offshore Canada Inc., Calgary, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; E02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
405169 ; 166356 ; 405211 ;
Abstract
A glory hole silo comprising a cylindrical casing open at the upper end thereof; an upwardly open porch for supporting a flowline, said porch extending horizontally from and cantilevered with respect to said casing, the upper surface of said porch opening to the interior of said casing and provided with means communicating with the interior of said casing for attaching a flowline; and a removable roof extending over the open upper end of said casing and porch. The porch structure permits flowlines to be readily connected without the intervention of a diver.