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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1977
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Faustyn Cornell Langowski, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
BJ-Hughes Inc., Long Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 88 ; 214-25 ; 294106 ;
Abstract
A head for grasping and guiding a length of pipe, such as marine riser pipe. The head has a base, a body pivoted to the base, and a pair of latch arms pivoted to the body for grasping and releasing the pipe. Power actuated means are provided for pivoting the body on its pivot. Power actuated means are provided for pivoting the latch arms between open and closed positions. The power operated means may embody features that adapt the head to the requirements of grasping and guiding a length of riser pipe suspended from hoisting equipment by a cable and being drawn into a derrick.