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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2014
Antelope Oil Tool & Mfg. Co., Llc, Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Brent James Lirette, Cypress, TX (US);
Michael Lynn Betik, Tomball, TX (US);
Jean Buytaert, Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Clayton Plucheck, Tomball, TX (US);
Ira Eugene Hining, Houston, TX (US);
ANTELOPE OIL TOOL & MFG. CO., Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Abstract
An attachment apparatus for attaching to a tubular. The apparatus may include a flexible member extending circumferentially around the tubular more than once. A tension force on the flexible member may cause the flexible member to apply a first radially-inward gripping force on the tubular. An annular sleeve may be positioned radially-outward from the flexible member. The sleeve may apply a second radially-inward gripping force on the flexible member and the tubular.