Patent ID: 7610965

Claim:
A movable arm assembly for engaging a flexible line at a well site for positioning the flexible line between a run-in position for passing the flexible line with a tubular through a well hole in the rig floor, and a clamping position wherein the flexible line is adjacent the tubular above the well hole in the rig floor for clamping the flexible line to the tubular, the movable arm comprising: the movable arm extending upward from the rig floor; at least one upper flexible line guide adjacent an upper end of the arm for engaging the flexible line when in the clamping position; a slip bowl assembly movable between a position centered over the well hole for gripping the tubular and a position spaced laterally from the well hole when the arm is in the run-in position; wherein a lower end of the arm is pivotally connected to a base of the slip bowl assembly; and a powered drive for moving the arm between the run-in position and the clamping position.