Patent ID: 7216717

Claim:
An elevator ( 30 ) adapted for holding a tubular ( 41 ), said elevator characterized by having first and second elevator ears ( 34 ) for attachment to a pair of bails for suspending said elevator, the improvement comprising, a first connector assembly ( 42 ) coupled to said elevator at a position other than said first or said second elevator ear and designed and arranged for coupling to a complementary second connector assembly ( 74 ) by remote actuation, at least one conduit ( 103 ) disposed in said first connector assembly, said conduit operably coupled to said elevator to supply power or control thereto, and a first hitch ( 44 ) carried by said elevator at a position other than said first or said second elevator ear, said first hitch designed and arranged for removable attachment to a complementary second hitch ( 104 ) by remote actuation and to push or pull said elevator along a surface.