Back-up tong body

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E - Fixed Constructions

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B

E21B 19/16 (2006.01) B23P 19/04 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2260514

A back-up tong is provided for use with a power tong to make up and break out longitudinally adjoining pipe sections. A torque arm engages the back-up tong and power tong to transfer torque therebetween, and a load cell is provided to measure the torque. The rear of the back-up tong has a fin element is rotatably mounted thereto. The fin element and torque arm are driven together upon initiating make up or break out operations to trap the load cell therebetween. The rotatable fin element substantially maintains alignment with the load cell and torque arm during make up for more reliable torque measurements. The fin element may alternately be mounted to the power tong.

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