Devices and methods for anchoring the tools in a wellbore casing section

A method for anchoring a downhole tool, the method comprising:

• positioning a housing having a hub arranged to bi-directionally rotate about a longitudinal axis of the downhole tool into a section of wellbore casing;
• rotating the hub in a first direction to extend a deployment linkage radially outward from the longitudinal axis, the deployment linkage having a slip coupled to a distal end of the deployment linkage, wherein the slip engages an inner surface of the wellbore casing when the hub is rotated in the first direction;
• moving the deployment linkage through a guide that limits the non-radial movement of the deployment linkage, the guide comprising a channel, a slot, or a roller that pivots relative to the angle of the deployment linkage;
• and wherein the slip is disengaged from the inner surface of the wellbore casing when the hub is rotated in a second direction.

A system for anchoring a downhole tool in a section of wellbore casing, the system comprising:

• a downhole tool for performing an operation in a wellbore;
• an anchor having a bidirectionally rotatable hub arranged on a longitudinal axis of a housing;
• a deployment linkage connected to the hub by a hinge, wherein when the hub is rotated in a first direction, a distal end of the deployment linkage is extended radially outward from the longitudinal axis, and when the hub is rotated in a second direction the distal end of the deployment linkage is retracted toward the longitudinal axis;
• a slip coupled to the distal end of the deployment linkage, which engages an inner surface of a wellbore casing when the deployment linkage is extended, and which disengages the inner surface of the wellbore casing when the deployment linkage is retracted;
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• a guide that limits the non-radial movement of the deployment linkage, the guide comprising a pivot.