Patent ID: 8936288
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B66C,E21B

Abstract:
1. An elevator configured to grip and lift a rigid shoulderless pipe segment having a substantially circular cross-section, the elevator comprising: a U-shaped body having a proximal end configured to receive an outer surface of the rigid shoulderless pipe segment and a distal end with a first prong and a second prong; a first deployable jaw coupled to the first prong of the U-shaped elevator; and a second deployable jaw coupled to the second prong of the U-shaped elevator; a first static jaw positioned in the proximal end of the U-shaped body; a second static jaw positioned in the proximal end of the U-shaped body; the first deployable jaw and the second deployable jaw configured to move between a removed position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the first deployable jaw and the second deployable jaw have a gap formed therebetween and are configured to engage the rigid shoulderless pipe segment, wherein the first static jaw comprises a third pipe contact member and the second static jaw comprises a fourth pipe contact member, and wherein the third pipe contact member and the fourth pipe contact member are movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and a leveling member coupled between the first static jaw and the second static jaw such that the leveling member is configured to move the third contact member and the fourth contact member together between the engaged position and the disengaged position.