Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tubular gripping apparatus with movable bowl
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Application No.: US14566330Application Date: 2014-12-10
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Publication No.: US09765581B2Publication Date: 2017-09-19
- Inventor: Logan Essex Smith , Robert L. Thibodeaux , Jeremy Richard Angelle
- Applicant: Frank's International, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Frank's International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Frank's International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
- Main IPC: E21B19/10
- IPC: E21B19/10 ; E21B19/07 ; E21B19/24

Abstract:
A tubular gripping apparatus includes a main bowl including a bore formed therethrough about an axis, and a movable bowl movably receivable within the main bowl. The movable bowl includes a bore formed therethrough about an axis with a tapered surface extending along the bore of the movable bowl, in which the tubular gripping apparatus further includes a plurality of slip assemblies movably receivable within the movable bowl, the plurality of slip assemblies configured to engage an outer surface of a tubular member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150159445A1 Tubular Gripping Apparatus with Movable Bowl Public/Granted day:2015-06-11
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