Device for spinning drill pipe in a drill rig

Details Device for spinning drill pipe in a drill rig Device for spinning drill pipe in a drill rig

1996-07-29

1998-04-21

Watson, Robert C.

Tools

Wrench, screwdriver, or driver therefor

Machine

29240, B25B 1350

Patent

active

057407029

ABSTRACT:
A device for spinning vertical drill pipe on a drill rig includes a pair of opposed pipe gripping arms pivotably connected to the drill rig at a first end. The other end of one pipe gripping arm includes a drive wheel for frictionally contacting a drill pipe to be spun, and the other end of the second gripping arm includes a plurality of idler drive wheels to support the spinning pipe. A rod and cylinder assembly opens and closes the pipe gripping arms between a storage position and a pipe spinning position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4076337 (1978-02-01), Childress
patent: 4092881 (1978-06-01), Jurgens et al.
patent: 4257151 (1981-03-01), Coots et al.
patent: 4843924 (1989-07-01), Hauk

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