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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Robert Alden Folk, Calgary, CA;
Steven Lorne Folk, Sherwood Park, CA;
Robert Alden Folk, Calgary, CA;
Steven Lorne Folk, Sherwood Park, CA;
Varco I/P, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for releasably clamping and holding a member for wellbore operations, the apparatus having a main body, two opposed clamping apparatuses in the main body, the two opposed clamping apparatuses spaced-apart for selective receipt therebetween of a member to be clamped therebetweeen, each of the two opposed clamping apparatuses having a mount and piston apparatus movable within the mount, the piston apparatus selectively movable toward and away from a member to be clamped, two legs, the legs spaced-apart and each leg with an upper end and a lower end, each lower end connected to the main body, and each leg comprising an outer leg portion and an inner leg portion, the inner leg portion having part thereof movable within the outer leg portion to provide a range of up/down movement for the main body.