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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Daniel J. Eck, Anchorage, AL (US);
Gregory R. Ruschau, Delaware, OH (US);
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Abstract
A pipeline supported by a plurality of spaced, movable supports. The supports are not anchored but are movable with respect to the surface of the earth (e.g. tundra) thereby allowing the pipeline to move in response to temperature/pressure changes in said pipe. The supports are sized so that the pipeline will be elevated above the surface of the tundra at a height sufficient to allow water to flow under the pipeline as well as allowing small animals to pass thereunder. The movable supports may be either rolling supports which lie directly on the surface or sliding supports which are positioned on slidable stands or combination of both.