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Safety device for handling casing

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-09-27
JONES TYRONE
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This patent describes a safety device for handling threaded casing. The device consists of a cylindrical housing with two identical halves that can be opened and closed. Each half has a hinge mechanism with a gripping handle attached to it. The device also includes tab hinges that connect the two halves. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a safer and more efficient tool for handling threaded casing during oil drilling operations.

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A search in the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding such devices did not yield any prior art devices that are used for the same end use.

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[0022]Referring now to FIG. 1A, there is shown a device 1 of this invention from the front. The device 1 is comprised of a housing 14 comprised of two one-half clam shell configurations 2 and 2′ each one-half clam shell configuration 2 and 2′ having a handle 3 and 3′ affixed thereto. The designation 19 shows the split between the two one-half clam shell configurations 2 and 2′.

[0023]FIG. 1B shows an interior view of one of the one-half clam shell configuration 2. This Figure also shows the vertical edges 5 and 5′ of the one-half clam shell configuration 2 along with a handle 3′ and tab hinges 6 and 6′ (the combination of tabs 9 and 10). Tab hinges 6 and 6′ are made up of tabs as shown in FIG. 7, which is a solid tab having a single opening 7 therethrough. The tabs 6 and 6′ are welded to the outside surface 8 of the housing 1 essentially opposite the handles 3 and 3′ and near the vertical edges 5 and 5′. The tab hinges 6 and 6′ are composed of two such tabs 9 and 10 and it should be ...

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A safety tool that removes thread protectors from casing and handles the casing while on a rig floor, for example, oil field casing, as the casing is being installed. It is a safety device because it allows the user to handle the moving end of a long length of casing and align that end with casing that it is being threaded to.

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[0001]This application is a utility application from provisional application Ser. No. 62 / 476,110, filed Mar. 24, 2017 from which priority is claimed.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The device of the instant invention is a safety tool for removing thread protectors while handling casing, for example, oil field casing, as the casing is being installed. It is a safety device because it allows the user to handle the moving end of a long length of casing and align that end with the casing that is already installed. It removes thread protectors safely and rapidly and it handles casing when boxing the joint thus keeping hands and body safe from pinches and amputations when the two pieces of pipe are being joined. A search in the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding such devices did not yield any prior art devices that are used for the same end use.THE INVENTION[0003]What is disclosed and claimed herein is a safety device for handling threaded casing. The device comprises a ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E21B19/16
CPCE21B19/16E21B41/0021E21B17/1078E21B19/161
Inventor JONES, TYRONE
Owner JONES TYRONE