Patent ID: 8720589

Claim:
An apparatus to support a tubular member, the apparatus comprising: a bowl having a longitudinal axis extending there through, the bowl comprising: a first opening foamed at a top side of the bowl; a second opening formed at a bottom side of the bowl; an inner wall extending from the first opening to the second opening about the longitudinal axis, wherein the inner wall is tapered with respect to the longitudinal axis; and a shoulder formed on the inner wall extending toward the longitudinal axis with respect to the inner wall, wherein a top surface of the shoulder is angled upwardly in a radially inward direction with respect to the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of slip assemblies movably disposed within to the bowl and having a tapered outer surface and a tapered inner surface with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the tapered outer surface of the plurality of slip assemblies is configured to engage the tapered inner wall of the bowl, wherein an angle of the tapered inner surface of the plurality of slip assemblies with respect to the longitudinal axis is larger than an angle of the tapered inner wall of the bowl with respect to the longitudinal axis, and wherein a bottom surface of the plurality of slip assemblies is configured to engage the top surface of the shoulder of the bowl.