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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2013
Tesco Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin James Nikiforuk, Houston, TX (US);
TESCO CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A conveyor assembly for transporting tubular onto a drilling rig includes a plurality of conveyor sections coupled together end to end. The conveyor sections are configured to receive and transport the tubular. Each of the plurality of conveyor sections includes a conveyor belt having treads for transporting the tubular along the conveyor section. The conveyor assembly also includes an actuation assembly configured to transition the plurality of conveyor sections between a first orientation and a second orientation. The conveyor sections are not aligned in the first orientation, and the conveyor sections are substantially aligned in the second orientation.