Platform umbilical cart
First Claim
1. A gantry comprising:
- an elongated carriage having at least four struts extending downward, each strut terminating in at least one lateral protrusion for engaging to a rail for travel in a longitudinal direction;
a pair of tracks mounted, in the longitudinal direction, along a top of the elongated carriage, the tracks arranged to support and permit longitudinal travel to a base;
the base, having at least a first pair of lateral protrusions to engage the pair of tracks and a second pair of lateral protrusions to engage the pair of tracks, the base supporting a cable tray, the cable tray capable of being elevated from a hinge, the hinge proximal, and attached to the base.
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Abstract
A cart has a base; and at least two right-side protrusions, namely, a right-side sub-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base; and a right-side super-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base. The right-side sub-rail protrusion and right-side super-rail protrusion are adapted to straddle a substantially horizontal flange of a first rail and the first rail is one among the at least one rail. Further, the base has at least two left-side protrusions, namely, a left-side sub-rail protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the right-side sub-rail protrusion from the base; and a left-side super-rail protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the right-side super-rail protrusion from the base. Further, the left-side sub-rail protrusion and left-side super-rail protrusion are adapted to straddle a substantially horizontal flange of a second rail, and the second rail is one among the at least one rail. A vertical support extends upwards from the base.
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Citations
11 Claims
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1. A gantry comprising:
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an elongated carriage having at least four struts extending downward, each strut terminating in at least one lateral protrusion for engaging to a rail for travel in a longitudinal direction; a pair of tracks mounted, in the longitudinal direction, along a top of the elongated carriage, the tracks arranged to support and permit longitudinal travel to a base; the base, having at least a first pair of lateral protrusions to engage the pair of tracks and a second pair of lateral protrusions to engage the pair of tracks, the base supporting a cable tray, the cable tray capable of being elevated from a hinge, the hinge proximal, and attached to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A gantry comprising:
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a base; the base, having at least a first pair of wheels each placed on respective axels attached to the base, each wheel extending, in part, below the base, to engage the pair of tracks and a second pair of wheels each placed on respective axels attached to the base, each wheel extending, in part, below the base, wherein the first pair of wheels engages a first track, and the second pair of wheels engages a second track, the base supporting a universal joint, extending from a top of the base; the universal joint further supporting from two horizontally disposed pins, a cable tray, wherein the cable tray is comprised of a pair of side rails, that extend generally parallel to each other, and have lateral rungs attached at a tangent to each rail, wherein the side rails taper inwards at an end of the cable tray, and wherein the end of the cable tray provides a through-hole transverse to the side rails in each side rail, the through-hole admitting a pin, for each through-hole, the pin forming a component of the universal joint. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An umbilical system comprising:
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at least one festoon cart placed upon a narrow first gauge track, the festoon cart further comprising; at least two first super-rail protrusions configured to rest on top of a flange of the narrow first gauge track, the at least two first super-rail protrusions supporting a vertical support, together with at least two second super-rail protrusions supporting the vertical support; a conduit-carrier having drooping ends, the conduit-carrier mounted on top of the vertical support; a conduit extending across the conduit-carrier, the conduit further extending to a trough floor of a gantry, the gantry comprising; an elongated carriage having at least four struts extending downward, each strut terminating in at least one wheel for engaging to a rail for travel in a longitudinal direction; each strut supporting the trough floor above the wheels; a pair of tracks mounted, in the longitudinal direction, along a top of the elongated carriage, each track formed, in part, by the trough floor, the tracks arranged to support and permit longitudinal travel to a base; the base, having at least a first pair of wheels to engage the pair of tracks and a second pair of wheels to engage the pair of tracks, wherein the base supports a cable tray, the cable tray capable of being elevated from a hinge, the hinge proximal, and attached to the base, wherein the gantry, by operation of the at least one wheel of each of the four struts, is guided by a broad second gauge track, wherein the narrow first gauge track nests within the broad second gauge track and the narrow first gauge track is parallel the broad second gauge track. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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Specification