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US 7,464,973 B1Granted
Apparatus for traction control having diamond and carbide enhanced traction surfaces and method of making the same
AssigneeUS Synthetic Corporation
InventorsMark Chapman, Giovani Gongora, Roger Vale
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Abstract
A traction control device and the method of making the same wherein the device has contact surfaces, typically formed from polycrystalline diamond compacts inserted into a base, and where the inserts, and in some embodiments the base, are machined or cut to induce profiles for enhanced gripping and improved wear characteristics.
Claims18
A traction control device for gripping surfaces, the traction control device comprising:
- a base;
- a contact insert fixed to the base, wherein the contact insert comprises a contact surface, the contact surface comprising a polycrystalline diamond region:
- wherein the polycrystalline diamond region is bonded to a nonferrous substrate.
A traction control device, comprising:
- a base;
- a contact insert fixed to the base, wherein the contact insert comprises a contact surface, the contact surface comprising polycrystalline diamond;
- wherein the contact surface is structured to grip the sides of a hole.
A traction control device, comprising:
- a base;
- a contact insert fixed to the base, wherein the contact insert comprises a contact surface, the contact surface comprising polycrystalline diamond;
- wherein the contact surface forms gripping jaws for lifting pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.