Patent ID: 8783137

Claim:
A device for spinning drill pipe having a uniform cylindrical pipe section, a tool joint attached to each end of the pipe section, and a transition zone located between each end of the pipe section and the corresponding tool joint, the transition zone having a rough outer surface and being of varying diameter, said device comprising: a spinner frame moveable between a first position and a second position; and a drive roller rotatably attached to said spinner frame, said drive roller being spaced apart from the drill pipe when said spinner frame is in said first position and said drive roller being in contact with the drill pipe when said spinner frame is in said second position; said drive roller having an upper section positioned on said driver roller so as to contact a portion of the pipe section above the transition zone when said spinner frame is in said second position to spin the drill pipe; said drive roller having a lower section composed of a compressible elastomeric material; said lower section positioned on said drive roller so as to contact the transition zone when said spinner frame is in said second position to spin the drill pipe; wherein said upper section has a predetermined diameter and said lower section has a first diameter when said spinner frame is in said first position and a second diameter when said spinner frame is in said second position, and wherein said first diameter extends beyond said predetermined diameter and said second diameter is generally the same as said predetermined diameter.