Patent ID: 8356660

Claim:
An apparatus to be used with service loops having a multiplicity of separate power cables in a given service loop, a multiplicity of separate hoses in a given service loop, or a combination of power cables and hoses in a given service loop, each separate service loop having a given length and an outer diameter, the multiplicity of power cables, hoses, or combination power cables and hoses in each service loop aligned lengthwise in parallel in a given row, the apparatus comprising: a. a first multiplicity of spaced apart rungs, each rung respectively cast onto each power cable, hose, or combination power cables and hoses on an aligned row of a service loop and separated from an adjacent rung by a given lengthwise distance on the row of power cables, hoses, or combination power cables and hoses, said first multiplicity of spaced apart rungs reducing lateral movement of the power cables, hoses, or combination power cables and hoses forming a first service loop; and b. a second multiplicity of spaced apart rungs, each rung respectively cast onto each power cable, hose, or combination power cables and hoses on an aligned row of a service loop and separated from an adjacent rung by a given lengthwise distance on the row of power cables, hoses, or combination power cables and hoses, said second multiplicity of spaced apart rungs reducing lateral movement of the power cables, hoses, or combination power cables and hoses forming a second service loop, c. an oil derrick including a top drive, the row of the multiplicity of power cables, hoses, or combination power cables, hoses, or combination power cables and hoses of the first service loop having a first end adjacent the top drive, a given first rung located a given distance from the top drive; d. the top drive having a mounting bracket affixed to the top drive, the mounting bracket having a first receiving opening and a spaced apart second receiving opening.