Patent ID: 8887801

Claim:
A system for stabilizing a pipe handling apparatus suspended from a first bail, the system comprising: a first member connected to the pipe handling apparatus, the first member having a first longitudinal axis; a first contacting member movably connected with the first member, wherein the first contacting member is movable linearly along the first longitudinal axis of the first member into a first position to abut the first bail and impede movement of the first bail; a second member connected to the pipe handling apparatus, the second member having a second longitudinal axis; and a second contacting member movably connected with the second member, wherein the second contacting member is movable linearly along the second longitudinal axis of the second member into a second position to abut the first bail and impede movement of the first bail, wherein movement of the first contacting member, the second contacting member, or combinations thereof changes a distance between the first contacting member and the second contacting member.