Patent ID: 8888432

Claim:
A tubular delivery stand apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of elevator columns; (b) an elevator assembly mounted on each said elevator column, said elevator assembly having a wheeled skate with a removable pipe support, said removable pipe support positioned on said wheeled skate whereby a horizontally oriented length of pipe may be supported; (c) a vertically extendable and retractable reciprocating actuator configured to move said wheeled skate and said pipe support and said length of pipe upward and downward along said elevator column, wherein said reciprocating actuator is a hydraulic cylinder and piston actuator; (d) a cable attached to said wheeled lift skate and to said reciprocating actuator, wherein said cable is positioned on a sheave and pulley system; (e) a removable pipe laydown cradle, said removable pipe laydown cradle positioned on said wheeled skate whereby a horizontally oriented length of pipe may be supported, said pipe laydown cradle selectively replaceable with said removable pipe support; (f) a means for removing a length of pipe from said pipe laydown cradle; (g) a support frame, said support frame comprising two sub-frames, each said sub-frame having a horizontally positioned base frame, a top frame, and vertically extending columns, each said sub-frame supporting an elevator column; and (h) a frame attachment and spacer bar pivotally attached to each said sub-frame frame whereby a longitudinally extending single support frame is formed by pinning together said frame attachment and spacer bars of each of said sub-frames.