Repositionable protective housing or manway cover

Abstract

According to particular embodiments, a repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly comprises a protective housing or manway cover, a hinge bracket, and a and a manway shell or nozzle. The protective housing or manway cover is coupled to the hinge bracket and the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled (e.g., via bolts, spring pins, clamps, etc.) to the manway shell or nozzle.

1 . A repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly comprising:
 a protective housing or manway cover;   a hinge bracket;   and a manway shell or nozzle; and   wherein the protective housing or manway cover is coupled to the hinge bracket and the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle.   
     
     
         2 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle bracket, wherein the protective housing or manway cover is coupled to the handle bracket and the handle bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle. 
     
     
         3 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the manway shell or nozzle comprises a plurality of bolt holes positioned around the manway shell or nozzle and the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via bolts using a subset of the plurality of bolt holes. 
     
     
         4 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 3 , further comprising a handle bracket, wherein the protective housing or manway cover is coupled to the handle bracket and the handle bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via bolts using a subset of the plurality of bolt holes. 
     
     
         5 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of bolt holes are positioned at 45 degree increments around the manway shell or nozzle. 
     
     
         6 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via disconnect pins. 
     
     
         7 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via a band clamp. 
     
     
         8 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via a toggle clamp. 
     
     
         9 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the manway shell or nozzle comprises a lip and the hinge bracket comprises a flange that secures the hinge bracket to the manway shell or nozzle via the lip and wherein the flange and lip permit rotational movement of the hinge bracket with respect to the manway shell or nozzle and restrict vertical movement of the hinge bracket with respect to the manway shell or nozzle. 
     
     
         10 . The repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle bracket, wherein the protective housing or manway cover is coupled to the handle bracket and the handle bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle, and wherein the manway shell or nozzle comprises a lip and the handle bracket comprises a flange that secures the handle bracket to the manway shell or nozzle via the lip and wherein the flange and lip permit rotational movement of the handle bracket with respect to the manway shell or nozzle and restrict vertical movement of the handle bracket with respect to the manway shell or nozzle. 
     
     
         11 . A method for repositioning a protective housing or manway cover, the method comprising:
 determining that an orientation of a repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly is different than a desired orientation;   uncoupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly from a manway shell or nozzle;   reorienting the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly to the desired orientation; and   coupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly to the manway shell or nozzle.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the protective housing or manway cover is coupled to a hinge bracket and the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle, wherein:
 uncoupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly from a manway shell or nozzle comprises uncoupling the hinge bracket from the manway shell or nozzle; and   coupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly to the manway shell or nozzle comprises coupling the hinge bracket to the manway shell or nozzle.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the protective housing or manway cover is coupled to a handle bracket and the handle bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle, wherein:
 uncoupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly from a manway shell or nozzle comprises uncoupling the handle bracket from the manway shell or nozzle; and   coupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly to the manway shell or nozzle comprises coupling the handle bracket to the manway shell or nozzle.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the manway shell or nozzle comprises a plurality of bolt holes positioned around the manway shell or nozzle and the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via bolts using a subset of the plurality of bolt holes. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the protective housing or manway cover is coupled to a handle bracket and the handle bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via bolts using a subset of the plurality of bolt holes. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of bolt holes are positioned at 45 degree increments around the manway shell or nozzle. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via disconnect pins, wherein:
 uncoupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly from a manway shell or nozzle comprises uncoupling the hinge bracket from the manway shell or nozzle via the disconnect pins; and   coupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly to the manway shell or nozzle comprises coupling the hinge bracket to the manway shell or nozzle via the disconnect pins.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via a band clamp, wherein
 uncoupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly from a manway shell or nozzle comprises uncoupling the hinge bracket from the manway shell or nozzle by releasing tension on the band clamp; and   coupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly to the manway shell or nozzle comprises coupling the hinge bracket to the manway shell or nozzle by tensioning the band clamp.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the hinge bracket is repositionably coupled to the manway shell or nozzle via a toggle clamp, wherein:
 uncoupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly from a manway shell or nozzle comprises uncoupling the hinge bracket from the manway shell or nozzle by toggling the toggle clamp to a first position; and   coupling the repositionable protective housing or manway cover assembly to the manway shell or nozzle comprises coupling the hinge bracket to the manway shell or nozzle by toggling the toggle clamp to a second position.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the manway shell or nozzle comprises a lip and the hinge bracket comprises a flange that secures the hinge bracket to the manway shell or nozzle via the lip and wherein the flange and lip permit rotational movement of the hinge bracket with respect to the manway shell or nozzle and restrict vertical movement of the hinge bracket with respect to the manway shell or nozzle.