Patent ID: 8764368
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for use in delivering tubulars to a work area, the apparatus comprising: a base frame assembly for placement adjacent a raised work area; an adjustable support ramp extending from the base frame assembly towards the work area, the support ramp comprising a track; an extendable carriage member comprising: a stationary end pivotally anchored to the frame in alignment with the support ramp and work area; an opposing leading end advanceable against the support ramp upon extension of the carriage member, and having a slideway for carrying a tubular, the slideway positioned at the leading end of the carriage member, and the slideway having a skate assembly configured to push the tubular along the slideway; and the extendable carriage member comprising a first carriage segment extendable from a second carriage segment and a hydraulic cylinder attached to a first carriage segment and a second carriage segment, the hydraulic cylinder for driving the first carriage segment in extension from the second carriage segment.