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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
T&t Engineering Services, Inc., Tomball, TX (US);
Keith J. Orgeron, Spring, TX (US);
T&T Engineering Services, Inc., Tomball, TX (US);
Abstract
A pipe handling apparatus has a boom pivotally movable between a first position and a second position, a riser assembly pivotally connected to the boom, an arm pivotally connected at one end to the first portion of the riser assembly and extending outwardly therefrom, a gripper affixed to an opposite end of the arm suitable for gripping a diameter of the pipe, a link pivotally connected to the riser assembly and pivotable so as to move relative to the movement of the boom between the first and second positions, and a brace having a one end pivotally connected to the boom and an opposite end pivotally connected to the arm between the ends of the arm. The riser assembly has a first portion extending outwardly at an obtuse angle with respect to the second portion.