Patent ID: 9587446
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: E21B,F16L

Claim:
1. A flex joint laydown tool, comprising: a body comprising: at least one flex joint coupling feature disposed on the first portion and the second portion at a proximal end of the body, wherein the at least one flex joint coupling feature is configured to couple to at least one first laydown tool coupling feature of a flex joint, wherein the at least one flex joint coupling feature applies pre-tensioning to the flex joint to protect the flex joint from bending while the first portion and the second portion are coupled to the flex joint; a riser coupling feature disposed on an inner surface of the first portion and the second portion toward a distal end of the body, wherein the riser coupling feature is configured to couple with a second laydown tool coupling feature of a riser; and at least one third laydown tool coupling feature movably coupled to the first portion of the body, wherein the at least one third laydown tool coupling feature couples to the second portion when the body is in a closed position, wherein the at least one third laydown tool coupling feature decouples from the second portion of the body to allow the body to move from the closed position to an open position.