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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Balltec Limited, Lancashire, GB;
Inventor:
Richard James Taylor, Cumbria, GB;
Assignee:
BALLTEC LIMITED, The Gateway, White Lund Industrial Estate Morecambe, Lancashire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/10 (2006.01); B66C 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/10 (2013.01); B66C 1/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slip for supporting a member, such as a pipe. The slip comprises one or more rolling elements, such as roller, for gripping the member. The rolling elements may contact each other. The slip may be formed from a plurality of pivotally connected segments. The rolling elements may be arranged to roll along ramps, arranged to urge the members into contact with a member to be gripped.