Patent ID: 9453378
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A spinner assembly for threading or unthreading tubular members above a floor at a well site, the spinner assembly comprising: a spinner housing having an open throat, said open throat suitable for receiving one of the tubular members therein, said spinner housing having a common axis; a plurality of rollers rotatable about a substantially vertical axis, said plurality of rollers adapted to engage with the tubular member received in said open throat; a driver cooperative with said plurality of rollers so as to drive said plurality of rollers; and a plurality of brackets supporting said plurality of rollers, the plurality of brackets disposed within said spinner on opposite sides of said open throat, the plurality of brackets being movable inwardly and outwardly of said spinner housing in opposite directions with respect to each other along a substantially straight line along the common axis.