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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Frank Benjamin Springett, Spring, TX (US);
Dean Allen Bennett, Houston, TX (US);
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A conveyance system and method for delivering at least one component of a windmill to a location is provided. The system is provided with a transporter and a transfer system. The transporter is positionable adjacent a base at the location. The transfer system is provided with a plurality of rails, a support and at least one slider. The rails are positionable on the base and the transporter. The support has a first portion of the rails of the transporter thereon. The support is positionable along a second portion of the rails on a surface of the transporter, and slidably movable between a retracted and an extended position whereby the support is selectively positionable adjacent the base. The slider carries the component(s) of the windmill. The slider is slidably movable along the rails of the transporter and the base whereby the component(s) is/are slidably transferable between the transporter and the base.