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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Subsea 7 Limited, Sutton, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Subsea 7 Limited, Sutton, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/20 (2006.01); F16L 1/16 (2006.01); F16L 3/237 (2006.01); F16L 3/22 (2006.01); F16L 1/12 (2006.01); F16L 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/222 (2013.01); F16L 1/12 (2013.01); F16L 1/20 (2013.01); F16L 1/202 (2013.01); F16L 1/26 (2013.01); F16L 3/237 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of clamping elongate elements in a parallel piggybacked arrangement during subsea laying of the elements is disclosed. The method includes opposed reciprocating jaws which force together clamp segments around the elongate elements to assemble a piggybacking clamp. The piggybacking clamp applies clamping forces to the elongate elements.