Patent ID: 9279297
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A system for stabilizing a pipe handling apparatus suspended from a bail, the system comprising: a first rod extending generally perpendicularly with respect to the bail; a second rod extending generally perpendicularly with respect to the bail, wherein the first rod and the second rod are fixably positioned with respect to each other, and wherein the first rod and the second rod are fixably positioned with respect to the pipe handling apparatus; a first contacting member positioned about the first rod, wherein the first contacting member is movable along the length of the first rod; and a second contacting member positioned about the second rod, wherein the second contacting member is movable along the length of the second rod, wherein the first contacting member and the second contacting member are adapted to receive the bail therebetween and to contact the bail.