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US 2008/0173848 A1Published application
Apparatus for moving tubulars and method of using same
OwnerCarbert Wade Navarreinventor
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Abstract
A channel member having four roller wheels is controlled by an ergonomic handle formed from a continuous length of aluminum tubing having a first arm to support one hand of a user, and a second arm to support a second hand of the user to guide and stabilize the handle, and to accept the weight of the user, when the roller wheels are pushed against an oilfield tubular, thus causing the oilfield tubular to be rolled from one position to another.
Claims7
An apparatus for rolling pipe from one position to another position comprising:
- a roller housing having a plurality of roller wheels mounted in said housing;
- an ergonomic handle formed from a continuous length of metal tubing, said handle having a first end and a first arm connected to said roller housing, a second arm located at said second end, and a third arm between said first and second ends.
A method for rolling a pipe, comprising the steps of:
- pressing a plurality of roller wheels mounted in a roller housing with an ergonomic handle formed from a length of continuous metal tubing, against the external surface of a pipe, thereby causing the pipe to roll;
- ceasing to press the plurality of roller wheels against the external surface of the pipe once the pipe has been moved to the desired location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.