Patent ID: 8800716
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B66F,E21B

Abstract:
1. A stabbing basket for a rig and for supporting a worker during running operations, comprising: a frame member for mounting the stabbing basket to the rig; a platform to support the worker; a carriage to slidably mount the platform to the frame member; vertical power means for moving the carriage vertically with respect to the frame member; an articulating boom, interconnecting the platform with the carriage and to facilitate horizontal and vertical movement of the platform relative to the carriage and frame member, said articulating boom comprising a first segment and a second segment, the first segment and second segment each having a distal end and a proximate end, the proximate end of the first segment being pivotally connected to the carriage, the distal end of the first segment being pivotally connected to the proximate end of the second segment, and the distal end of the second segment being pivotally connected to the platform; and at least one pivoting actuator and a second pivoting actuator positioned between the distal end of the first segment and the proximate end of the second segment, wherein said at least one pivoting actuator and said second pivoting actuator are connected in a substantially mutually perpendicular arrangement.