Gripper assembly for a coiled tubing injector

A gripper assembly for a coiled tubing injector, comprising:

• a gripper shoe having:
• a base having a first side, a second side, a first foot, a second foot, a first end and a second end, the first foot extending along the first side, the second foot extending along the second side;
• a plurality of discrete arcuate gripper elements spaced apart at predetermined intervals between said first end and said second end of said base,
• each of said arcuate gripper elements extending between said first side and said second side of said base,
• each of said arcuate gripper elements having a first outwardly facing side, a second outwardly facing side, and an arcuate gripping surface extending between said first outwardly facing side and said second outwardly facing side, the first outwardly facing side extending from the base first foot and the second outwardly facing side extending from the base second foot;
• and
• a gripper carrier having:
• a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the gripper carrier is adapted to receive the gripper shoe and said gripper shoe is secured to said gripper carrier by a fastener assembly and wherein said lower surface of said gripper carrier is adapted to be secured to a continuous chain of a coil tube injector.