Patent ID: 8678456

Claim:
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; 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 deployable jaw comprises a first pipe contact member and the second deployable jaw comprises a second pipe contact member, and wherein at least one of the first pipe contact member and the second pipe contact member comprises a slip.