Patent ID: 8506229

Claim:
A pipe handling apparatus comprising: a boom pivotally movable between a first position and a second position; a riser assembly having a first portion extending outwardly at an obtuse angle with respect to a second portion, the riser assembly pivotally connected to the boom between the first portion and the second portion; an arm pivotally connected at an end of the first portion of the riser assembly and extending outwardly therefrom; a gripper assembly affixed to an opposite end of the arm, the gripper assembly for gripping a diameter of a pipe; a link pivotally connected to the second portion of the riser assembly, the link pivotable at an end of the second portion opposite of the first portion so as to move relative to the movement of the boom between the first and second positions; and a brace having one end pivotally connected to the boom and an opposite end pivotally connected to the arm between the ends of the arm.