Patent ID: 11892112
Assignee: TRINITY BAY EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. The pipe handling system of claim 1, wherein:
the inboard bore plug assembly is configured to circumferentially compress a first outer surface of the first inflatable bladder in the first inflatable plug against an inner surface of tubing of the flexible pipe to facilitate plugging the inboard end of the pipe bore when the first inflatable bladder is transitioned from a first less inflated state to a first more inflated state; and
the outboard bore plug assembly is configured to circumferentially compress a second outer surface of the second inflatable bladder in the second inflatable plug against the inner surface of the tubing of the flexible pipe to facilitate plugging the outboard end of the pipe bore when the second inflatable bladder is transitioned from a second less inflated state to a second more inflated state.