Apparatus and method for securing tubulars on a drilling rig
US11248424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L3/227
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for subterranean operations comprising a latch adapted to be coupled with a fingerboard of a drilling rig, the fingerboard including at least two fingers, wherein: the latch is selectively moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the latch is adapted to selectively permit entrance of a first tubular into a tubular storage area between the at least two fingers when the latch is in the open configuration, and selectively maintain the first tubular in the tubular storage area when the latch is in the closed configuration, and the latch is spaced apart from the fingerboard.
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