Patent ID: 6929065
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A protector apparatus for protecting joints and production tubing associated with a drill or production string comprising: an elongate tubing protective member having first and second ends, each end including right and left hinge connectors; a pair of bridging members having first and second ends, one end including a hinge connector and the other end including a latching connector; a pair of C-shaped clamping member having first and second ends, one end including a hinge connector and the other end including a latching connector; a pair of hinge pins adapted to insert into mated pairs of hinge connectors to form hinge connections; and a pair of latch keys adapted to insert into mated pairs of latch connectors to form latch connections, where the C-shaped clamping members are designed to be forced over a pipe one above a joint, one below the joint, and having a sufficient clamping force to hold in the clamping member is place during apparatus assembly.