Patent ID: 9624740
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A pipe handling apparatus comprising: a moveable base for positioning the apparatus in a position suitable for delivering a load; a hydraulic lift table connected at its rear to the movable base the hydraulic lift table having a unchanneled substantively level table top and hydraulically controlled left and right gates to secure the load wherein the left and right gates further comprise: a main gate tube oriented parallel to the pipe table; a plurality of pipe gate pivot assemblies that pivotally attach the main gate tube to the pipe table; and a pipe gate cylinder attached to the main gate tube that when extended causes the plurality pipe gate pivot assemblies to rotate so that the main gate tube drops below the surface of the pipe table; a main lift cylinder for tilting the hydraulic lift table relative to the movable base at a selected angle; and a hydraulically driven pipe pusher assembly for moving the pipe vertically along the hydraulic lift table.