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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Michel Baylot, Marseilles, FR;
Nicolas Boutin, Marseilles, FR;
Inventors:
Michel Baylot, Marseilles, FR;
Nicolas Boutin, Marseilles, FR;
Assignee:
Saipem S.p.A., San Donato Milanese, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/12 (2006.01); E21B 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gripping device, for gripping underwater pipelines at the laying stage, has jaws that are pressed onto a pipeline extending along an axis-substantially parallel to a laying direction, and have respective friction pads that are brought cyclically into contact with the outer face of the pipeline; and auxiliary gripping tools, which have panels for covering respective friction pads, and are selectively connectable to the jaws to increase grip between the jaws and the pipeline.