Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Floor wrench for a drilling rig
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Application No.: US16760585Application Date: 2018-10-30
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Publication No.: US11608694B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Todd McCorriston , Vladimir Scekic , Patrick McDougall , Mark Taggart
- Applicant: DRILLFORM TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
- Applicant Address: CA Calgary
- Assignee: DRILLFORM TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
- Current Assignee: DRILLFORM TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
- Current Assignee Address: CA Calgary
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- International Application: PCT/CA2018/051379 WO 20181030
- International Announcement: WO2019/084683 WO 20190509
- Main IPC: E21B19/16
- IPC: E21B19/16

Abstract:
A wrench for making up or breaking up a pipe joint is provided. The wrench comprises a tong assembly having an upper tong and a lower tong. The upper tong has a first upper tong half pivotably connected to a second upper tong half at their first ends. The lower tong has a first lower tong half pivotably connected to a second lower tong half at their first ends. A central bearing operatively couples the upper tong and the lower tong to allow the upper tong to rotate relative to the lower tong or vice versa. The tong assembly has a ram assembly for pushing or pulling the upper tong at a tangential location thereof and the ram assembly is retracted or extended to move the tong assembly between an open position, a closed position, and a rotated closed position where the upper tong is rotated relative to the lower tong.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200277826A1 FLOOR WRENCH FOR A DRILLING RIG Public/Granted day:2020-09-03
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