METHOD OF GRIPPING A PIPELINE

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APP PUB NO 20140334879A1
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14343361

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The present invention relates to a pipe section (10), constructed to be joined end-to-end to a same pipe section in order to form a pipeline which is laid from a pipeline laying vessel, the pipe section having a pipe has a greater wall thickness than the wall thickness of a main part of the pipe wall (15), the pipe section comprising a thickened gripping zone (20) which section, wherein the thickened gripping zone has a length (22) and a wall thickness which are constructed and arranged to allow a shear clamp (45) having protrusions (48) to grip the thickened gripping zone in order to suspend the pipeline from the pipeline laying vessel via the thickened gripping zone.

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HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS NEDERLAND SELEIDEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Van, Zandwijk Cornelis Leiden, NL 15 108

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