Patent ID: 9580977
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A blowout preventer transport and handling system for a blowout preventer on a well rig, which system comprises: a skid for receipt of a blowout preventer; a pair of trolley beams parallel to and spaced from said skid, said pair of trolley beams movable between a lowered storage position and a raised use position; a plurality of swing-up links attached to said blowout preventer, each of said plurality of swing-up links extending between said skid and one of said trolley beams wherein said swing up links rotate between a lowered storage and a raised use position; a trolley hoist mechanism on each of said trolley beams; at least one cylinder to move said pair of trolley beams and said plurality of swing-up links between said lowered storage position and said raised use position; and a combination support collar and pressure test mechanism attached to said blowout preventer, said combination port collar and test mechanism rotatable about a pivot and movable with said blowout preventer between said lowered storage position and said raised use position.