Patent ID: 9546525
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A system for setting a plurality of slips about a tubular member, wherein the system comprises: a spider assembly for gripping the tubular member, wherein the spider assembly comprises: an elevator assembly comprising a second plurality of slips for raising or lowering the tubular member out of or into the spider assembly; and a lever arm assembly pivotally connected to the spider assembly and comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion of the lever arm assembly extends above the spider assembly and is movable from a raised position to a lowered position when contacted from above by the elevator assembly, wherein the lower portion of the lever arm assembly contacts a lever arm of the locking assembly, thereby releasing the yoke, wherein the yoke moves upward into the closed slip position and the first plurality of slips closes about the tubular member when the upper portion moves from the raised position to the lowered position, and wherein the lower portion of the lever arm assembly disengages from the yoke after the plurality of slips close about the tubular member.