Patent ID: 7216716

Claim:
An apparatus for manipulating at least one control line to facilitate attachment of at least one control line to an oilfield tubular string, as the tubular string is being assembled for movement into a wellbore, the apparatus comprising: a telescoping arm having first and second ends, and a guide head disposed at or near the first end of said arm, the second end of said arm being adapted to be connected to one or more beams, columns or other segments of an oilfield rig having a rig floor, and associated with a wellbore into which an oilfield tubular string may be run, said guide head being movable with respect to said second end of said arm, and said guide head having a guide assembly positioned to push and/or pull against at least one control line responsive to the movement of said control head with respect to the second end of said arm, the movement of said control head being in a plane generally parallel to said rig floor.