Patent ID: 9243463
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: E21B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A coiled tubing injector apparatus for inserting and removing coiled tubing from a wellhead, comprising: a first and second band of opposed gripping members arranged for gripping said coiled tubing in a central pathway; a first and second inner chain operable to drive said first and second bands; a first and second skate plate, each of said first and second skate plate defining a channel and a plurality of recesses along both sides of said channel; a wear plate sized to fit within said channel of each said skate plate, said wear plate further comprising a plurality of openings, wherein said plurality of recesses and said plurality of openings align when said wear plate is inserted into said channel of each said skate plate; and a plurality of clamps for fastening each said wear plate to each said skate plate, wherein a first end of said plurality of clamps fits within said plurality of recesses and a second end of said plurality of clamps defines a tongue for insertion in said plurality of openings.