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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Titan Torque Services Limited, Aberdeen, GB;
Keith Gaskin, Aberdeen, GB;
Bruce Jepp, Aberdeen, GB;
Titan Torque Services Limited, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Abstract
An apparatus () for connecting elongate components (), the apparatus () comprising a pair of tong units () for receiving and gripping respective elongate components () and connecting the elongate components () end-to-end, wherein at least one of the tong units () is adapted to rotate the gripped elongate component (); wherein each of the first and second tong units () defines a central opening () where the respective elongate component () is gripped, the central opening () having a substantially horizontal central axis () and a side access () opening for inserting the elongate component () into the central opening () radially relative to the central axis (); wherein the tong units () are spaced apart substantially horizontally so that the elongate components () to be connected are inserted and gripped in the tong units () in a substantially horizontal orientation. An arrangement for controlling gripping force exerted on the elongate components () by the tong units () is also provided.