Patent ID: 8820499

Claim:
An umbilical system for providing utilities to a rig by suspending conduit above at least one rail, the umbilical system comprising: a cart capable of elevating a first portion of conduit a maximum clearance distance from a level of the at least one rail, the first cart comprising: a base; at least two right-side wheels for slidably engaging a first rail among the at least one rail, each wheel having an axle; at least two left-side wheels for slidably engaging a second rail among the at least one rail, each wheel having an axle; and a pair of substantially vertical supports attached to the base, the pair of substantially vertical supports supporting, at or near distal top ends to each of the pair of substantially vertical supports, an arched conduit-support surface entirely above the at least one rail, wherein the arched conduit-support surface exposes a convex surface upwards and having lips that droop downward the second rail is substantially parallel to the first rail.