Apparatus For Loading/Unloading Drill Pipe

A device for assisting in the loading and off-loading of oil well tubulars from a trailer comprising:

• a trailer comprising a frame having a right side and a left side, a bottom side, and a top side defining a bed, the bed comprising a front and a back, wherein a longitudinal axis is defined by the front and the back;
• a plurality of ground engaging wheels attached to the trailer bottom side;
• a bin comprising a right side and a left side formed by a plurality of upright members attached to the corresponding right and left frame sides;
• at least two horizontal pipe support members oriented transverse to the bed of the trailer;
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• a raising-lowering means for moving the horizontal pipe support members from a first position adjacent to the bed to a second position above the bed in a generally parallel configuration wherein the horizontal pipe support members are maintained in a generally parallel configuration as they move between the first position and the second position.

A device for assisting in the loading and off-loading of oil well tubulars from a trailer comprising:

• a trailer comprising a frame having a right side and a left side, a bottom side and a top side defining a bed, the bed comprising a front and a back, wherein a longitudinal axis is defined by the front and the back;
• a plurality of ground engaging wheels attached to the trailer bottom side;
• a bin comprising a right side and a left side formed by upright members attached to the corresponding right and left frame sides, the upright member located on each side of the trailer, wherein the bin retains the tubulars within the trailer;
• at least two horizontal pipe support members oriented transverse to the bed of the trailer, the horizontal pipe support members comprising a left side and a right side;
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• a raising-lowering means for moving the horizontal pipe support members from a first position adjacent to the bed to a second position above the bed in a generally parallel configuration wherein the horizontal pipe support members are maintained in a generally parallel configuration as they move between the first position and the second position, the raising-lowering means further comprising a plurality of cable members attached at a first end to the piston, and attached at a second end to the horizontal pipe support members, wherein the plurality of cable members comprise a first cable pair attached to a first horizontal pipe support member and a second cable pair attached to a second horizontal pipe support member.