Patent ID: 9677688
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B63B,E21B,F15D,F16L

Claim:
1. A fairing comprising: a fairing body having a nose dimensioned to partially encircle an underlying tubular and having a fairing body axis; a stand-off region extending radially outward from the nose, wherein the stand-off region comprises a first side wall extending from one side of the nose and a second side wall extending from another side of the nose and toward the first side wall, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall form a substantially triangular shaped channel along an underlying tubular around which the nose is positioned; an insert member dimensioned to be inserted within the channel of the stand-off region, the insert member comprising a V shaped structure having a first arm and a second arm, the first arm having a first end and the second arm having a second end that joins the first end of the first arm to form an apex, and an outer surface of the first arm and the second arm rest along an inner surface of the stand-off region which faces an underlying tubular; a tail flange extending radially outward from the stand-off region, the tail flange having a single substantially planar and inseparable member comprising a first end adjacent the stand-off region and a second end radially outward to the first end; and an opening formed within one of the nose or the stand-off region, wherein the opening is parallel to the fairing body axis and the opening is modifiable between an open configuration and a closed configuration.