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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Applicant:
T&t Engineering Services, Inc., Tomball, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert Metz, Cypress, TX (US);
Mark W. Trevithick, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
T&T Engineering Services, Inc., Tomball, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/06 (2006.01); B66C 23/62 (2006.01); E04H 12/34 (2006.01); E21B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/006 (2013.01); E04H 12/345 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention discloses an automatic drill floor to substructure latching system that adds to the safety of drilling operations. In particular, the present invention is applicable for rapid and safe locked connection of a drilling rig side box to the drilling rig base box such that weight imbalances incurred when raising of the drilling rig mast will not result in unsecured and unsafe separation of the side box and base box.