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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6953142 | Method and apparatus for locating and holding a flange Apparatus for locating and grasping a flange include a plurality of clamp arms that move from an unclamped position to a clamped position, clamping the flange to the upper surface of a support platform. A plurality of pins are adapted to move upwardly into flange ho... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6554324 | Apparatus and method for connecting tubular members A connector for connecting a first tubular member to a second tubular member is disclosed, for example for connecting a riser to a wellhead in a subsea oilfield location. The second tubular member has a seating surface and comprises an engagable locking p... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6138751 | Hanger assembly A hanger assembly comprising a tubular housing having an internal cylindrical bore provided with an annular recess containing a fixed, annular, downwardly tapering ramp, and, supported on the ramp, a split, radially contractible, wedge locking ring which ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5452923 | Coiled tubing connector There is described a method and apparatus for connecting the end of coiled tubing to a downhole tool string, comprising a first tubular housing having a first uphole and a second downhole end and a bore formed therethrough for a length of coiled tubing, a... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5301750 | Wellhead apparatus There is disclosed wellhead apparatus for use in suspending a pipe string within the bore of a housing of the wellhead. The apparatus includes a slip bowl landed on a seat in the bore and a slip assembly supported within the slip bowl in a retracted posit... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5255746 | Adjustable mandrel hanger assembly An adjustable mandrel hanger assembly will maintain tension in a section of casing extending from a subsea location to a surface wellhead. The assembly has a mandrel that secures to the upper end of the casing. The mandrel has grooves on its exterior. A c... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4949786 | Emergency casing hanger An emergency casing hanger and packoff allows casing to be set when it has been stuck. The hanger has a slip body that slides over the casing after the casing is cut. The slip body lands in a wellhead housing. The slip body has a bowl which carries slips ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4799714 | Sleeve type casing head adapter A casing head adapter is mounted upon the top of a casing of an oil well by being slipped over the oil well casing and mechanically locked into place. No welding is required to provide a substantially strong, fully pressure intergal casing head upon the t... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4715625 | Layered pipe slips An apparatus for supporting pipe includes a support member defining an inner bowl surface in which is received a plurality of layers of arcuate slip segments. Preferably, the slip segments of each layer are staggered relative to the slip segments of adjac... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4702313 | Slip and slip assembly for well tools An improved slip and slip assembly for use with well tools such as anchors. The slip assemblies include a plurality of slips having ends formed by segments of circles, having a concave outer surface including teeth arranged to hold in both the upwardly an... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4402535 | Adjustable backing arrangement for pipe suspending slips A length-adjustable device is provided for use in applying setting force to a set of pipe slips, e.g. in a petroleum well. Then, the length of the device is adjusted and the device is installed on a seat in the head as a mechanical bridge between the set ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4043389 | Ram-shear and slip device for well pipe Blowout prevention equipment for use in a well operation is described. The equipment includes a combination of a ram-shear designed to sever a pipe string extending through the blowout prevention equipment down into a wellbore and a slip device positioned... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3933376 | Removable packer and tesnion slip assembly A packer and tension slip assembly is disposed in the annular area between two coaxial drilling casings having different diameters. The coaxial casings are secured one to the other by placing the inner casing in tension with the outer casing. A packoff un... | 01/20/1976 |
