Rotating drill pipe protector attachment and fastener assembly

A rotating drill pipe protector comprising:

• an annular sleeve-like protective wall structure adapted for mounting to a rotating drill pipe,
• the wall structure having at least one axial split opening along one side for use in opening and closing the protective wall structure around the drill pipe,
• the cylindrical wall structure having an outer circumference,
• a first elongated axial rigid hinge bar embedded in a first hinge section of the wall structure along a first side of the split opening, the first hinge bar rotatable about its axis in the first hinge section;
• a second elongated axial rigid hinge bar embedded in a second hinge section of the wall structure along a second side of the split opening, and
• separate axially spaced apart fasteners extending laterally from the first hinge bar toward the second hinge bar,
• the first hinge bar containing separate axially spaced apart captive sections for retaining corresponding ones of the elongated fasteners, and
• the second hinge bar containing separate axially spaced apart receptor sections for receiving corresponding ones of the elongated fasteners which are adjusted in a corresponding receptor section to a tightened position that draws opposite sides of the split opening together to apply a circumferential gripping force from the wall structure around the drill pipe,
• the fasteners confined within the outer circumference of the wall structure when in the tightened position applying the gripping force to the drill pipe.