Well Column Pipe Holding Tool
OwnerPaul A. Newtoninventor
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Abstract
A tool for holding a well column pipe, the tool incorpo-rating a plate having a lateral end, an oppositely lateral end, a longitudinal end, and an oppositely longitudinal end; a seam extending oppositely laterally from the plate's lateral end, the seam dividing the plate into longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal segments; a hinge connected operatively to the plate at a lateral end of the seam; a releasable latch connected operatively to the plate at an oppositely lateral end of the seam; a jaw connected operatively to a segment selected from the group consisting of the plate's longitudinal segment and the plate's oppositely longitudinal segment, the jaw being adapted for frictional engagement with the well column pipe; and a jack screw actuator for driving the well column pipe against the jaw.
Claims18
A tool for holding a well column pipe, said tool comprising:
- (a) a plate having a lateral end, an oppositely lateral end, a longitudinal end, and an oppositely longitudinal end;
- (b) a seam extending oppositely laterally from the plate's lateral end, said seam dividing the plate into longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal segments;
- (c) a hinge connected operatively to the plate, the hinge being positioned at a lateral end of the seam;
- (d) a releasable latch connected operatively to the plate, the releasable latch being positioned at an end of the seam;
- (e) at least a first jaw fixedly attached to or formed wholly with a segment selected from the group consisting of the plate's longitudinal segment and the plate's oppositely longitudinal segment, said jaw being adapted for frictional engagement with the well column pipe;
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- (f) means for driving the well column pipe against the at least first jaw.
The tool of claim 17 further comprising a second jaw fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the plate, the second jaw being positioned oppositely from the at least first jaw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.