US 12,320,208 B2
Hands-free gooseneck and hands-free gooseneck flow spool
Austin Johnson, The Woodlands, TX (US); Justin Fraczek, Spring, TX (US); and Alexander John MacGregor, Kirkcudbright (GB)
Assigned to GRANT PRIDECO, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by GRANT PRIDECO, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/104,633.
Prior Publication US 2024/0254842 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 17/08 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 17/085 (2013.01) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hands-free gooseneck flow spool comprising:
a mandrel;
a hands-free gooseneck receiver fixedly attached to the mandrel comprising:
a lockable gooseneck receiver comprising a gooseneck receiver end fluidly connected to a mandrel connection end,
a rotatable locking collar at least partially disposed within the gooseneck receiver end of the lockable gooseneck receiver, and
a plurality of vertically oriented alignment pins; and
a hands-free gooseneck comprising:
a substantially U-shaped gooseneck pipe member comprising an upper gooseneck connection end that is fluidly connected to a receiver connection end, wherein the receiver connection end comprises a fixed locking collar,
a hands-free connection system comprising a pad-eye track disposed on the U-shaped gooseneck pipe member and a pad-eye shackle movably attached to the pad-eye track, and
a plurality of vertically oriented alignment pin receivers disposed near the lower gooseneck connection end,
wherein the hands-free gooseneck is lowered such that the receiver connection end is inserted into the lockable gooseneck receiver and while the hands-free gooseneck is being lowered, the plurality of alignment pins are inserted into the plurality of alignment pin receivers to ensure proper alignment, and
the rotatable locking collar locks the hands-free gooseneck to the hands-free gooseneck receiver in a locked position.