Patent ID: 9206929
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Flexible pipe body for transporting fluids from a sub-sea location, comprising: a carcass layer comprising adjacent interlocked annular elements, wherein the annular elements comprise a plurality of independent hoop elements disposed in a side-by-side coaxial relationship along a bore region and wherein each hoop element comprises a body portion that extends around an inner circumference of the bore region and a channel region encapsulated by the body portion and provided within the body portion, wherein the body portion is a substantially Z-shaped housing encasing said channel region and comprises a nose region on each of a first end and further end of the Z-shape, wherein the nose regions are formed by each of the first end and further end being turned inwardly towards an imaginary centre line running across a cross section of the body portion; and wherein the nose regions of each hoop element provides means to interlock adjacent hoop elements together.