US PATENT SUBCLASS 166 / 85.1
.~ With assembly or disassembly means (e.g., handling, guiding, or tool feature)

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166 /   HD   WELLS

75.11  DF  ABOVE GROUND APPARATUS {25}
85.1.~ With assembly or disassembly means (e.g., handling, guiding, or tool feature) {4}
85.2  DF  .~.~> Pitless well adapters
85.3  DF  .~.~> Seal or bushing insertion or removal
85.4  DF  .~.~> With blowout preventer
85.5  DF  .~.~> Guiding or aligning feature

DEFINITION

Classification: 166/85.1

With assembly or disassembly means (e.g., handling, guiding or tool feature):

(under subclass 75.11) Above ground apparatus comprising (a) means for cooperating with a separate apparatus for aiding in putting together or taking apart a device or a part thereof or (b) means for aiding in inserting a member into or removing a member from the well.

(1) Note. The separate apparatus under (a) of the definition must be normally unconnected with the device being assembled or disassembled and must be something more than a mere detachable section of pipe constituting a continuation of the line of pipe being handled.

(2) Note. The aiding means under (b) of the definition must comprise more than a mere flared section of pipe.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

377+, for processes of placing, removing or assembling well elements.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

137, Fluid Handling,

315, for fluid handling means of general utility with repair, tapping or assembly means. 294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements,

86.1+, in particular for grapples that are adapted to function in a well bore.