Tong assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4648292
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06818062

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A tong assembly for makeup and break out of tool joints including a power tong and a backup tong which is rotatable through a limited rotation with respect to the power tong. During a torquing operation a single, self energizing free jaw and die grips the lower tubing of the tool joint in cooperation with two surfaces of a hardsurfaced bushing. The tool joint is gripped eccentric to the longitudinal centerline of the backup tong, and aligned with the longitudinal centerline of the power tong.

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VARCO INTERNATIONAL INC A CORP OF CALIFORNIA743 NORTH ECKHOFF STREET ORANGE CA 92668

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gault, Frank W Houston, TX 1 22
Haynes, Charles W Marshall, TX 10 232

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