Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
405169000 | With assembling of line structure | 50 |
20080253842 | Pipeline Assembly Comprising an Anchoring Device - The invention relates to a pipeline assembly ( | 10-16-2008 |
20090097923 | Device for transferring fluid between two floating supports - A device for transferring fluid between two floating supports anchored to the sea bottom, having a rigid central undersea pipe installed below the surface with its ends each being connected to respective ones of two supports via a flexible hose. The main portion of the rigid central pipe includes or co-operates with buoyancy elements such that the central pipe adopts, in a quasi-static rest state, a configuration of an arch, preferably following a curve such that the angles between the half-lines of the axes of the rigid pipe and the horizontal half-lines at each of its ends extending towards the other end present absolute values of less than 20° and the flexible hoses present lengths and curvatures such that variations in the curvatures of the flexible hoses are suitable for compensating the movements of the floating supports. | 04-16-2009 |
20090269141 | FLOATING SYSTEM CONNECTED TO AN UNDERWATER LINE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF USE - There is disclosed a floating system positioned in a body of water having a water bottom, the system comprising a host member floating in the water; an elongated underwater line structure, comprising a top connected to the host; a bottom extending to the seabed and adapted to connect to a flowline lying on the seabed; a first portion of the line structure being shaped concave upward; a second portion of the line structure being shaped concave upward; and a transition segment between being shaped concave downward, the transition segment located between the first portion and the second portion. | 10-29-2009 |
20100008730 | DEEP-SEA NETWORK AND DEPOLYMENT DEVICE - Existing underwater networks are formed using telecommunications cable technology designed for intercontinental links. The network is formed by a continuous series of transport segments that are connected in the factory by repeaters or bypasses and deployed continuously from the surface by a cable ship. | 01-14-2010 |
20100021238 | CONNECTOR MEANS - A connector means ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100028085 | Method of Making an Undersea Pipe Including Anticorrosion Linings and Welds - A method of making steel undersea pipes ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100034592 | MARINE PIPELINE INSTALLATION TENSIONER - A marine pipeline installation tensioner comprising a tensioner frame and multiple track units mounted in said frame, wherein each track unit includes an endless track, a chassis, support rollers or other bearing means mounted therein for the endless track, and one more track drive/brake members for effecting drive and/or braking motion of the track, and wherein each track unit is arranged mobile within the associated frame. | 02-11-2010 |
20100054862 | Articulated Flowline Connection - An articulated flowline connection, or coupling, between a flowline and a structure. In some embodiments, the coupling includes a housing and three cylindrical members, each disposed within the housing. The housing has a first longitudinal centerline. The first cylindrical member is rotatable relative to the housing about the first centerline, the first cylindrical member supporting the flowline, whereby the flowline is rotatable about the first centerline relative to the housing. The second cylindrical members are immovable relative to the structure. The housing and the first cylindrical member disposed therein are rotatable about a second axis normal to the first centerline relative to the second and third cylindrical members, whereby the flowline is rotatable about the second axis relative to the structure. In some embodiments, the flowline is also rotatable about a third axis normal to the first centerline and the second axis relative to the coupling. | 03-04-2010 |
20100104373 | Riser Installation Method from an Offshore Production Unit - A riser installation method including the steps of providing a first vessel situated over a hydrocarbon well, supporting a hydrocarbon transfer duct from the first vessel by a first end that is attached to a lowering device on the first vessel, and attaching a second end of the hydrocarbon duct to a second vessel, at a position near the first vessel. The method also includes the steps of lowering the transfer duct, increasing the distance of the second vessel from the first vessel, pulling the transfer duct until the second vessel is near the third vessel, contacting a section of the transfer duct with the sea bed, displacing the second end of the transfer duct from the first vessel, returning the second end of the transfer duct to the mooring position, and bringing the second end of the hydrocarbon transfer duct in fluid communication with the third vessel. | 04-29-2010 |
20100166500 | FREESTANDING HYBRID RISER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - This invention relates to an improved freestanding hybrid riser system (FHRS) with new component configurations at the interfaces at the top ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100196100 | TUBING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN OFFSHORE FACILITY - A tubing arrangement ( | 08-05-2010 |
20110135397 | EXTERNAL TURRET WITH ABOVE WATER CONNECTION POINT - The present invention provides apparatuses for an offshore connection between a floating vessel and seabed pipelines. | 06-09-2011 |
20110150576 | PIPELINE CONNECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A pipeline alignment termination device comprises a connecting piece ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110229270 | INSTALLATION METHOD OF FLEXIBLE PIPE WITH SUBSEA CONNECTOR, UTILIZING A PULL DOWN SYSTEM - The disclosure provides an installation method to safely and routinely deploy the flexible pipe below the water, utilizing supporting equipment without damage between a flexible pipe and intended connections. In addition, the method of connection and pull down can maintain control of the flexible pipe subsea throughout the method with limited or no surface intervention. This installation method reduces risk of damage to the flexible pipe and the connection elements during the installation and provides a safety redundancy as the connector approaches in a subsea connection in at least one embodiment. The method utilizes combinations of buoyancy elements, hand-off sequences, and pull down equipment, such as subsea winches and wire rope, to accomplish such connections with limited or no surface intervention. | 09-22-2011 |
20110268508 | Improvements Relating to Pipe - A pipeline | 11-03-2011 |
20120014751 | Method of providing an outlet on a subsea pipeline - The method of providing an accessible outlet on a subsea pipeline which has an unknown rotational orientation comprising connecting a first end of a flexible hose to the subsea pipeline, providing a multiplicity of connected bend restrictor sections around the flexible hose to restrict the bending of the hose, and providing buoyancy to the end of the hose such that the second end of the hose will remain accessible for future operations. | 01-19-2012 |
20120201607 | TOOL FOR A HORIZONTAL CONNECTING DEVICE - A tool for lowering, alternatively later retrieval, of a pipeline end which is provided with a connecting part designed for mating with and connection to a first connecting part on the seabed is shown. The tool is so arranged that the tool can be brought to the surface again for reuse. The tool comprises a central lifting frame, a guiding part forming an extension of the lifting frame and a lifting yoke, which tool includes gripping mechanisms which, in one situation, are actuatable to partly circumscribe and retain the pipeline end, and, in a second situation, the gripping mechanisms are releasable to release the pipeline end from the lifting frame. | 08-09-2012 |
20120230770 | Facility having fanned seabed-to-surface connections - An installation of bottom-to-surface connections having a plurality of bottom-to-surface connections arranged in a fan from a common floating support. The installation having a first number k of first bottom-to-surface connections, with each first number of connections having a first riser connected to a first undersea pipe tensioned in substantially vertical manner by a first float, and a diving first flexible connection pipe connecting the floating support and first riser. The installation further having a second number m of second bottom-to-surface connection, with each second number of connections having a second rigid pipe connected to a second undersea pipe and tensioned by a second buoyancy element, and a second flexible connection pipe providing the connection between the floating support and the second rigid pipe. | 09-13-2012 |
20120328371 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUBSEA FLUID CONDUIT CONNECTIONS - A fluid conduit system for coupling a pair of subsea components comprises a fluid conduit. In addition, the system comprises a first quick disconnect member coupled to a first end of the fluid conduit. The first quick disconnect member is configured to releasably mate and engage a second quick disconnect member coupled to one of the pair of subsea components. Further, the system comprises a handle coupled to the first quick disconnect member. The handle is configured to be grasped and manipulated by a subsea ROM. | 12-27-2012 |
20130011199 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-INSTALLING COLD WATER PIPES FOR A FLOATING OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION FACILITY - An apparatus for installing means to supply cold water from depth to a floating vessel comprises a template having a plurality of receptacles for receiving a plurality of vertically-oriented Cold Water Pipes. A method for installing a plurality of Cold Water Pipes at a floating, offshore Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion facility comprises: lowering such a template to the seafloor; inserting vertically-oriented pipes into the receptacles on the template; providing sufficient buoyancy near the top of the pipe to maintain the pipe in a generally vertical state; positioning a floating vessel having receptacles configured to engage the upper ends of the pipes over the template; raising the template with the inserted pipes from the seafloor until the upper ends of the pipes engage the receptacles; and, locking the pipes in the receptacles such that the pipes are in fluid communication with a Cold Water Sump on the floating vessel. | 01-10-2013 |
20130011200 | STRAPPING MACHINE - An arrangement on board a vessel to be able to strap at least one cable to a pipeline during continuous and contemporary deployment of the strapped pipe bundle into the sea is shown. The arrangement includes at least a strapping machine which is arranged to be moved forward together with the cable and pipeline in order to perform a strapping operation in concert with the forward advancement thereof. The strapping machine is also moveable rearwards relative to the cable and pipeline for the repositioning to the next strapping operation such that the application of a strap or straps takes place intermittently under the continuous deployment of the pipe bundle. Means for continuous motorized advancement of the respective pipes and cables towards the strapping machine and further into the sea is also arranged. | 01-10-2013 |
20140064855 | SUBSEA CONNECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and connecting apparatus for attaching a pipeline termination assembly to a subsea structure. The pipeline termination assembly has a pivot axis member and the subsea structure has one or more capture slots to receive it. The pivot axis member is captured in the capture slot, the slot allowing vertical movement of the pipeline termination assembly. The pipeline termination assembly is rotated about the pivot axis to assume a horizontal position. In the horizontal position, the capture slot permits horizontal movement of the pipeline termination assembly. A capture device mounted on the subsea structure provides the capture slots. At least a part of the capture device is moved with respect to the subsea structure to retain the pivot axis member in the capture slot on rotating the pipeline termination assembly about the pivot axis. | 03-06-2014 |
20140105688 | PIPELINE TERMINATION SKID - A pipeline termination skid to be mounted to a pipeline end section in order to support a pipeline hub of the pipeline end section during and after the connection of the pipeline hub to a corresponding spool piece hub. The termination skid comprises a base frame having a downwardly directed opening for a pipeline end section, and at least one holding unit provided with a downwardly directed seat having a downwardly directed entrance opening so as to allow the pipeline end section to be moved into contact with the seat by being lifted upwards through the entrance opening. The holding unit is provided with a locking device for securing the pipeline end section to the holding unit in a lifted position in contact with the seat of the holding unit. | 04-17-2014 |
20140186120 | SUBSEA ARRANGEMENT - A subsea arrangement for connecting an end of a first tubular member to an end of a second tubular member, comprising a base structure, a landing structure which rests on or is configured to be fixed to the base structure using connecting members. The subsea arrangement further comprises a holding structure, to which the end of a tubular member is fixed and which is connectable to the landing structure by being lowered downwards onto the landing structure. The connecting members are configured to give the landing structure a limited movability in a horizontal plane in relation to the base structure so as to allow the landing structure to move horizontally in relation to the base structure and the holding structure, when the landing structure and the holding structure are guided into a correct position in relation to each other. | 07-03-2014 |
20140193205 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVEYING FLUIDS - Disclosed are pipeline systems, methods and apparatus for handling fluids in offshore oil and gas production. The systems disclosed allow subsea functional lines having diameters which differ by more than 2 standard API 5L pipeline diameters to be placed in fluid communication in such a way that the systems are piggable. Pipeline connection terminations are installed to facilitate connection of such functional lines. Such systems offer solutions to problems related to installing subsea pipeline in rough terrain, over subsea canyons and subsea scarps, installing marine risers, and long tiebacks. | 07-10-2014 |
20140356073 | PIPE COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A connector assembly, riser assembly and method of producing a connector assembly are disclosed. The connector assembly includes a body portion for locating over a flexible pipe and arranged to be connectable to or formed integrally with one or more buoyancy compensating element, and one or more protrusion extending from the body portion and arranged to reduce or interrupt vortex induced vibrations in water surrounding the flexible pipe in use. | 12-04-2014 |
405170000 | By joining successive sections of line | 24 |
20090097924 | Crane Assisted Pipe Lay - The present invention relates to a method for laying a pipeline using a vessel ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090103985 | Installation comprising at least two bottom-surface connections for at least two undersea pipes resting on the sea bottom - A bottom-surface connection installation for at least two undersea pipes resting on the sea bottom, the installation comprising: a first hybrid tower having a vertical riser anchored to a first base and connected to an undersea pipe resting on the sea bottom and having its top end connected to a first float below the surface, and a first connection pipe, preferably a flexible pipe, providing a connection between a floating support and the top end of said riser; and at least one second rigid pipe rising from the sea bottom where it rests or from a second undersea pipe resting on the sea bottom and to which its bottom end that is not anchored to said first base is connected, up to below the surface, where its top end is connected to a second float situated at substantially the same depth as said first float, and fastened to said first float to at least one respective said connection pipe that is flexible and serves to connect it to the same said floating support. | 04-23-2009 |
20090297274 | Connection Arrangement - A connection arrangement for subsea connection of at least a first fluid conduit to a second fluid conduit. A supporting unit displaceably supports the connection arrangement against a supporting surface. A coupling device couples and secures the fluid conduits to the connection arrangement thereby interconnecting the fluid conduits to each other. A frame carries the coupling device and is slideably and/or pivotably mounted to the supporting unit so as to allow the frame and the associated coupling device to slide and/or pivot in relation to the supporting unit. | 12-03-2009 |
20100061807 | PIPE SECTION FOR USE IN A SUBMERGED PIPELINE SYSTEM, THE SUBMERGED PIPELINE SYSTEM AND THE USE THEREOF - This invention concerns a pipe section for use in a submerged pipeline system, the submerged pipeline system and the use thereof In particular it concerns a submerged pipeline system for long-distance transport of potable water. More in particular, the present invention concerns a submerged pipeline system being constructed of pipe sections and coupling devices, in which the pipe sections are fitted at each end of the pipe with a cylindrical spigot having dimensions and threading suitable to engage with the bell ends of the coupling devices, wherein the pipe sections are made of an engineering thermoplast and wherein the spigots and the coupling devices are made of a cured resin composition. The invention further concerns the method for preparing the submerged pipeline wherein the pipe sections and the coupling devices are engaged in a bell and spigot joint on a marine assembly location. An embodiment of the invention concerns the pipe sections used in the above pipeline system and the method for preparing the same. A further embodiment of the invention concerns end-pieces provided with the cylindrical spigot that may be used as intermediate in the preparation of the above pipe sections, as well as the method for preparing the end-pieces. Finally the invention also concerns the use of the above submerged pipe line system, in particular for transporting fluids, more in particular for transporting water, preferably potable water. | 03-11-2010 |
20100196101 | METHODS OF LAYING ELONGATE ARTICLES AT SEA - Disclosed is a method for pipelaying at seafrom a pipelay vessel ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100209198 | MODULAR HOT STAB WITH IMPROVED CONNECTION FLANGE - A connection assembly for connecting sub-sea lines and devices includes a stab receptacle assembly and a stab assembly. The stab receptacle assembly includes a receptacle body and an outlet assembly, which in turn, includes an adapter nipple configured for attachment to the first sub-sea line. A swivel flange secures the adapter nipple to the first side of the receptacle body. The use of the adapter nipple and swivel flange eliminates a difficult weld between the adapter nipple and the receptacle body. The connection assembly further includes a stab assembly that has a base, a line end connected to the base and a stab body connected to the base. The stab body is configured for insertion into the stab receptacle. The line end is configured for connection to the second sub-sea line. | 08-19-2010 |
20110286802 | Improved Subsea Riser System - An improved riser system which comprises a connector for connecting conduits and a mooring system for mooring the connector to the floor of a body of water. The improved riser system also comprises a buoy system for supporting the connector. The buoy system is configured to provide a fixed buoyancy for the connector, the mooring system and at least a portion of the conduits and for providing variable buoyancy for placement of the connector at a predetermined water depth. | 11-24-2011 |
20110318110 | FREE STANDING STEEL CATENARY RISERS - An offshore riser system comprising a tubular from a sea floor to a sea surface comprising a first horizontal portion at the sea floor; a second vertical portion near the sea surface; and a third curved portion located between the first and second portions; and a buoyancy module connected to the second portion, adapted to maintain a shape of the curved portion and enable a connection of a vessel to the second portion. | 12-29-2011 |
20120148348 | System for reeling pipeline - A pipe reeling system can be positioned in a location adjacent a dock to prepare spools of wound pipeline. The pipe segments are delivered to the facility from a steel mill or other manufacturer and placed on one or more pipe storage racks in a first orientation. The pipe segments are then moved to an elevated pipe feeding bed, from which they are fed in a second direction, transverse to the first direction through a plurality of weld stations. The pipe segments welded end-to-end form a continuous pipe unit, which is transferred to a spool and wound thereon. The spools can be prepared in advance of a request from a pipeline operator and stored in the facility on the reels until required. | 06-14-2012 |
20120263541 | SUBSEA STRUCTURE FOR PIPE ASSEMBLIES - A subsea structure for supporting pipes/pipe assemblies ( | 10-18-2012 |
20120269582 | Method of Joining Two Portions of an Underwater Pipeline for Conducting Fluids and/or Gas - A method of joining two portions of an underwater pipeline for conducting fluid and/or gas on the bed of a body of water, the method including the steps of: joining a telescopic sleeve, having a first coupling head, to a first end of a first pipeline portion above the body of water; positioning the first end, the telescopic sleeve, and the first coupling head in a first given position on the bed of the body of water; joining a second coupling head to a second end of a second pipeline portion above the body of water; positioning the second end and the second coupling head in a second given position, close to the first coupling head, below the body of water; and connecting the first and second coupling head hermetically below the body of water. | 10-25-2012 |
20130011201 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING HOSES SUBSEA - A hose splicing system comprises a first clamping tool and a hose fitting adapter. The first clamping tool includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member. An inner surface of at least one of the first clamp member and the second clamp member includes a recess configured to receive an end of a hose. In addition, the first clamping tool includes a hinge coupled to the second clamp member. Further, the first clamping tool includes a lock member pivotally coupled to the first clamp member. The hose fitting adapter has a central axis, a first end configured to be inserted into the end of the hose, a second end configured to releasably connect to a rigid hose end connector, and a through bore extending axially from the first end to the second end. | 01-10-2013 |
20130071191 | SUB-SEA APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD - Apparatus and method for handling a fluid-tight flange coupling between a first and a second conduit component while maintaining the fluid integrity of the coupling. The apparatus includes a gripping mechanism configured to straddle the flange coupling and grip both of the first and second conduit components. The gripping mechanism is mounted on a lifting frame able to bear the loadings upon the gripped components during a moving operation. The apparatus includes a base frame with a gripping mechanism to receive the flange coupling. The coupled components are gripped on each side of the flange coupling to maintain the fluid integrity of the flange coupling. | 03-21-2013 |
20130136540 | WELDING METHOD OF A FIRST TO A SECOND TUBULAR, THE TUBULARS COMPRISING A CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOY ON AN INTERNAL FACE THEREOF - A method of butt welding a first and second tubular to join them together, the tubulars being suitable for use in an underwater environment and normally being made from carbon steel and having a corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) provided on an internal face thereof, the method comprising: depositing from an external side of the first and second tubulars, a weld-filler material onto a butt joint between the first and second tubulars. Preferably the weld filler on the external side is a carbon steel weld filler and for the internal side is a CRA weld filler. In this manner sufficiently strong circumferential welds may be provided especially for CRA clad tubulars. A method of deploying the tubulars underwater and an apparatus comprising tubulars welded together is also disclosed. | 05-30-2013 |
20130309016 | QUICK DISCONNECT SYSTEM - A technique is presented for simultaneously releasing a plurality of control lines, and in particular to facilitate an oilfield operation with respect to a subsea wellbore. A hose reel or a plurality of hose reels may be mounted on a skid which, in turn, may be positioned on a vessel that works in cooperation with an offshore platform. Each hose reel is designed to engage a hose bundle via a release mechanism which releasably couples a plurality of control lines carried by the hose bundle. The release mechanism comprises a primary release and a secondary release to selectively enable disconnection of the control lines and release of the hose bundle from the skid. | 11-21-2013 |
20140126962 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LAYING A PIPELINE ON THE BED OF A BODY OF WATER - A method of laying a pipeline on the bed of a body of water includes constructing, on a laying vessel, a pipeline having pipe sections of a designated or given thickness, and thicker pipe sections distributed along the pipeline; moving the laying vessel forward and laying the pipeline in the body of water as the pipeline is constructed; and propelling a train, configured to plug the pipeline, in steps inside the pipeline laid on the bed of the body of water; the step travel of the train being related to the position of the thicker pipe sections, and to the touchdown point of the pipeline on the bed of the body of water. | 05-08-2014 |
20140241810 | CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A SUBSEA PIPELINE - A barrier connector arrangement ( | 08-28-2014 |
20140241811 | Grouting and Welding Combined Connection Joint Applied to a Deepwater Floating Type Platform and an Offshore Installation Method Thereof - The present disclosure relates to a grouting and welding combined connection joint and an offshore installation method thereof, characterized in that: it comprises a set of grouting systems disposed inside of the annular space formed by an inner shell of the central pore canal of a column with large cross section and an outer wall of a column with small cross section, as well as a group of brackets welded on a top deck of a column with small cross section and an inner shell of the central pore canal of the column with large cross section. The grouting and welding combined connection joint provided by the present disclosure has advantages of being able to adapt to the connection of different dimensions of columns, and having simple offshore installation, highly reliable structural safety and low cost. | 08-28-2014 |
20140369764 | Floatable Spoolbase with Intermediate Carousel Storage - A floatable spoolbase for supplying rigid pipe to a reel-lay pipelaying vessel having a storage reel with an upright rotational axis for interim storage of a continuous length of pipe is disclosed. Welding stations upstream of the storage reel add pipe elements to the pipe to be stored on the storage reel. When a pipelaying vessel visits the spoolbase, the pipe is unwound from the storage reel and fed to a pipelay reel of the pipelaying vessel. Where the pipelay reel turns about a substantially horizontal rotational axis, winding the pipe onto the pipelay reel reduces ovalization of the pipe imparted by previously winding the pipe onto the storage reel. | 12-18-2014 |
20150110562 | METHOD OF FORMING A COLLAR ON A TUBULAR COMPONENT THROUGH DEPOSITING OF WELD METAL AND MACHINING THIS DEPOSIT INTO A COLLAR - A method of laying a pipeline comprising a plurality of tubular components is disclosed. The method includes depositing a weld material onto a surface of a first tubular component of the plurality of tubular components and machining a profile into the weld material. The profile includes a support shoulder into the weld material. The method further includes suspending the first tubular component in a vertical or near vertical position and supporting the first tubular component by the support shoulder. A further tubular component of the plurality of tubular components is connected to a free end of the first tubular component. The support shoulder is formed at a point spaced from the free end of the first tubular component thereby facilitating connection of the first tubular component to the second tubular component. | 04-23-2015 |
20160039042 | Method for Friction Welding Subsea Flowline Connectors - Methods of rotary friction welding a (e.g., concentrically) threaded connector to a subsea-type riser or flowline pipe segment and/or of rotary friction welding cladded pipe segments. Subsea-type riser or flowline pipe segment with a (e.g., concentrically) threaded connector fused to the pipe segment at an autogeneous friction welded seam, and/or subsea-type riser or flowline cladded pipe segments fused together at a friction welded seam. | 02-11-2016 |
20160084407 | Pipelay System, Apparatus and Method of Use - The invention provides a modular system for use in an offshore pipelay operation, and apparatus and a method of use. The system comprises a plurality of pipe storage modules, each comprising a rack for accommodating a plurality of pipeline sections. The pipe storage modules are configured to be assembled together to form an integrated structure on a deck of a vessel. | 03-24-2016 |
20160177928 | COLD WATER PIPE ASSEMBLY FOR OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION | 06-23-2016 |
20160377199 | UNDERWATER PIPE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING UNDERWATER PIPES - An underwater pipe assembly includes a first pipe having a first flange, a second pipe having a second flange, and a plurality of connecting units clamped around the first and second flanges. Each connecting unit includes a clamp seat disposed on and covering the first and second flanges and having a first clamping portion, a first pad disposed between the first clamping portion and the first flange, a second pad disposed on the second flange, and a fastener operably and movably mounted to the clamp seat and having a second clamping portion facing the second pad. The first clamping portion clamps the first pad against the first flange and the second clamping portion clamps the second pad against the second flange when the fastener is operated. | 12-29-2016 |