US 12,258,818 B2
Directional drill vice and method
John A. Olander, Aurora, IL (US)
Assigned to TT Technologies, Inc., Aurora, IL (US)
Filed by TT Technologies, Inc., Aurora, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/223,242.
Application 18/223,242 is a continuation of application No. 17/209,775, filed on Mar. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,713,630.
Application 17/209,775 is a continuation of application No. 16/985,360, filed on Aug. 5, 2020, granted, now 10,975,636.
Application 16/985,360 is a continuation of application No. 15/879,987, filed on Jan. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,760,358.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/501,412, filed on May 4, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0358107 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 7/02 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 15/04 (2006.01); E21B 17/042 (2006.01); E21B 17/046 (2006.01); E21B 19/14 (2006.01); E21B 19/15 (2006.01); E21B 19/24 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 19/16 (2013.01) [E21B 7/02 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 15/045 (2013.01); E21B 17/042 (2013.01); E21B 17/046 (2013.01); E21B 19/14 (2013.01); E21B 19/155 (2013.01); E21B 19/161 (2013.01); E21B 19/24 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A directional drill vice, comprising:
a first pair of gripping jaws located in a vice frame, including replaceable jaws held in jaw carriers;
at least one actuating device coupled to the first pair of gripping jaws;
a vice frame rotation joint that is coaxial with a drill string axis; and
a common jaw pivot coupled to both jaws in the first pair of gripping jaws, wherein both jaws in the first pair of gripping jaws are constrained to only rotational motion about the common jaw pivot, wherein each jaw carrier includes the common pivot on a first end of the jaw carrier and the at least one actuating device coupled to a second end of the jaw carrier.