Grapple attachment for use with drill pipes

A grapple attachment (10) for use with a drill pipe having a diameter, that may include first and second gripping members (30) disposed on a rigid lateral member (16) tiltable up to 40 degrees from the horizontal and preferably continuously rotatable, wherein each of the first and second gripping me...

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Main Authors LAVALLEY, ROGER, LAVALLEY, JASON
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.05.2013
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Summary:A grapple attachment (10) for use with a drill pipe having a diameter, that may include first and second gripping members (30) disposed on a rigid lateral member (16) tiltable up to 40 degrees from the horizontal and preferably continuously rotatable, wherein each of the first and second gripping members has a first and second claw (36) and a bracket (32) having a concave contact surface (40), each claw having a concave gripping surface (42), wherein the surface of the bracket and the gripping surfaces of the first and second claws come in contact with the drill pipe when the gripping member is in the closed position.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20080292850