Patent ID: 7234896

Claim:
An apparatus for maintaining a connection to a movable rig structure on a platform comprising: a support post having a first end and a second end; a first arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is operatively connected to the second end of the support post such that the first arm is adapted for movement in a vertical plane; a second arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second arm is operatively connected to the second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm is operatively connected to the movable rig structure, the second arm being adapted for movement in a vertical plane and in a horizontal plane; a winch connected to the second arm; a wireline extending from the winch to the second end of the support post; and at least one supply line wherein the at least one supply line is supported by the first arm and the second arm such that the at least one supply line extends from the support post to the movable rig structure.