Patent ID: 7270190

Claim:
A variable ram for coiled tubing comprising: a. a pair of opposing rams, each ram having a ram body with a vertical channel formed therein; b. a first pair of opposing, horizontally extending pins within a first ram body, the first pair of opposing pins extending into the channel of the first ram body; c. a second pair of opposing, horizontally extending pins within a second ram body, the second pair of opposing pins extending into the channel of the second ram body; d. a first toothed gripper having a well therein sized to mount over one of the first pair of pins and a second toothed gripper having a well therein sized to mount over the other of the first pair of pins, wherein the first and second grippers are retained on their respective pins by abutting engagement between the first and second grippers; and e. a third toothed gripper having a well therein sized to mount over one of the second pair of pins and a fourth toothed gripper having a well therein sized to mount of the other of the second pair of pins.