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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1986
Harold L Adair, Rockwall, TX (US);
W-N Apache Corporation, Wichita Falls, TX (US);
Abstract
A drilling apparatus of the type having a drilling mast and a transfer arm mounted at a first axis adjacent the mast to move between a lower position near ground level and an upper position aligned with the mast is provided with a reaction point anchor fixed with respect to the drilling mast and spaced from the first axis. A fixed length link is pivotably mounted to the transfer arm at a second axis, spaced from the first axis, and a first single stage cylinder is pivotably mounted at one end to the distal end of the link and at the other end to the transfer arm. A second single stage hydraulic cylinder is pivotably mounted at one end to the distal end of the link and at the other end to the reaction point.