Hose lift and connection assembly and method of use with a top drive cement head

A hose lift and connection assembly for use with a top drive head, the assembly comprising:

• a stinger housing having a housing bore that extends from a top end of the stinger housing to a bottom end of the stinger housing, the stinger housing is configured to connect to the top drive head, the stinger housing having:
• a main manifold connected to a side port assembly to direct fluid flow to the top drive head;
• an upper shoulder extending inward into the housing bore near the top end;
• one or more tubular bodies forming at least part of the housing bore, the one or more tubular bodies having one or more flow ports to direct fluid flow into the side port assembly;
• and
• a latch mechanism having an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein in the open configuration, the stinger housing is configured to receive a stinger, and wherein in the closed configuration, the stinger housing retains the stinger;
• the stinger is configured to connect to pumping equipment and to engage with the stinger housing such that a hydraulic flow path is actuated from the pumping equipment to the top drive head, the stinger having:
• a stinger adapter with one or more outer flow ports;
• a flow piston mounted internally within the stinger adapter, the flow piston having one or more internal flow ports;
• and
• a combination of one or more finger pistons and a plug piston coupled to the flow piston, the one or more finger pistons extending radially from a center line of the stinger;
• wherein the stinger is configured to extend through the stinger housing from the bottom end to the top end;
• wherein as the stinger is moved through the stinger housing, the one or more finger pistons are configured to engage with the upper shoulder such that force is applied through the one or more finger pistons to the plug piston and further to the flow piston;
• wherein force applied to the flow piston causes the flow piston to shift such that the one or more internal flow ports align with the one or more outer flow ports of the stinger adapter;
• and
• wherein after the latch mechanism closes to retain the stinger within the stinger housing, the stinger is positioned such that the hydraulic flow path is created from the pumping equipment to the top drive head.