Patent ID: 7958762

Claim:
An apparatus for straightening a coiled tubing comprising: an injecting means for receiving the coiled tubing, said injecting means being driven by a hydraulic fluid, said injecting means comprising: a first drive chain having a plurality of semi-circular members attached to a center thereof; a second drive chain having a plurality of semi-circular member attached to a center thereof, said plurality of semi-circular members of said first drive chain facing said plurality of semi-circular members of said second drive chain so as to form a plurality of circular channels for grabbing an outer surface of the coiled tubing, said plurality of circular channels having an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the coiled tubing; and a plurality of alignment wheels connected to an alignment housing, said plurality of alignment wheels being in spaced relation to said first and second drive chains; a straightening means downstream of said injecting means for straightening the coiled tubing delivered from said injecting means; and a shearing means downstream of said straightening means for cutting predetermined lengths of the coiled tubing straightened by said straightening means.