Patent ID: 7856908

Claim:
In a sucker rod tong comprising a body having an opening adapted to receive a sucker rod assembly, a rotatable jaw assembly operably engaged in the body at the opening and adapted to engage the sucker rod assembly, a powered mechanism adapted to rotate the jaw assembly and a lower backup wrench operably positioned below the jaw assembly, wherein the sucker rod assembly includes a sucker rod having a threaded end and a coupling having a threaded inside wall that is threaded onto the threaded end of the sucker rod, and wherein the lower backup wrench is adapted to hold the sucker rod, the improvement comprising: a coupling extractor removably engaged with the jaw assembly such that rotation of the jaw assembly causes the coupling extractor to rotate, the coupling extractor comprising: a shaft having each end adapted as an extractor for engaging the inside wall of the coupling for unscrewing the coupling from the sucker rod; a driving flange extending radially from the shaft between the ends for receiving a rotational force from the jaw assembly.