Patent ID: 7708058

Claim:
A system for positioning a trailer mounted coiled tubing injector, the system comprising: a trailer mounted coiled tubing injector, a positioning mechanism comprising: (a) a coiled tubing injector support system including an injector cradle providing a framework for mounting the coiled tubing injector, wherein the injector cradle has a cradle opening wherein a portion of a drive wheel of the coiled tubing injector is rotatably housed, a frame assembly having a frame opening, wherein the injector cradle is nested within the frame opening, and a lifting mechanism for selectably elevating and lowering the injector cradle and the coiled tubing injector within the frame opening; (b) a selectably engageable coiled tubing clamp assembly mounted on a first end of the frame assembly, wherein the coiled tubing clamp assembly includes a pair of grip blocks with each block selectably rotatable about a pivot pin to bias against a coiled tubing, and a pair of clamp cylinders, wherein each clamp cylinder is used to rotate one grip block; and (c) a swing arm assembly including a plurality of hinged support arms, wherein each support arm is attached at one end to the frame assembly and at a second end to a trailer, and a rotation device that reciprocably rotates the coiled tubing injector support system between a stowed position on the trailer and an operating position.