Abstract: An improved apparatus for handling strings of drill pipe in a drilling rig including a lift member elevationally positionable over a borehole, a pair of links pivotally supported at their upper ends to the lifting member and having open loops at their upper ends to the lifting member and having open loops at their lower ends, cable means extending from the drill rig floor to upward attachment providing means to guide the lifting means and thereby the link in vertical alignment relative to the borehole, a cylinder-piston extending from the lifting member to the links so that the lower ends thereof can be remotely controlled to and move towards or away from each other; and a second cylinder extending from the lifting member to selectively pivot the links in a common plane from the vertical to an inclined angle.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved elevator as used in the drilling industry for latching onto and transporting drill pipe. The improvements are particularly adaptable for elevators used in a dual automatic elevator system as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,063,509. The improvements include: (a) an arrangement wherein an elevator base may be utilized to accept a variety of different sizes of drilling pipe with a variety of different shoulder configurations on the tool joint end of the drilling pipe; (b) an elevator having a removable base so that the elevator may be utilized either for the dual automatic system of U.S. Pat. No.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved elevator as used in the drilling industry for latching onto and transporting drill pipe. The improvements are particularly adaptable for elevators used in a dual automatic elevator system as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,063,509. The improvements include: (a) an arrangement wherein an elevator base may be utilized to accept a variety of different sizes of drilling pipe with a variety of different shoulder configurations on the tool joint end of the drilling pipe; (b) an elevator having a removable base so that the elevator may be utilized either for the dual automatic system of U.S. Pat. No.