Patent ID: 8869580

Claim:
A transport trailer for a reel of continuous rod, the continuous rod being coilable into and out of the reel and being installable into and out of a well with a gripper system at a wellhead, the continuous rod having a rigidity such that the continuous rod coils inside the reel and expands outward against an inside dimension thereof, the trailer comprising: a body supported by first wheels; a pedestal supported on the body and rotatably supporting the reel for the continuous rod thereon; and a deployment unit disposed on the body and mechanically engaging uncoiled lengths of the continuous rod being coiled into or out of the reel, the deployment unit being powered to bend and move the uncoiled lengths of the continuous rod independent of the reel and the gripper system, the deployment unit providing a deformed curvature in the rigidity of the continuous rod while moving the uncoiled lengths of the continuous rod into the reel and facilitating coiling of the continuous rod against the inside dimension of the reel, the deployment unit removing the deformed curvature in the rigidity of the continuous rod stored in the reel while moving the uncoiled lengths of the continuous rod from the reel.