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US 10,167,681 B2Granted
Connector system
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorDennis P. Nguyen
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Abstract
A system including a connector system configured to couple a first tubular to a second tubular, including a sleeve configured to couple to an exterior surface of the first tubular, wherein the sleeve comprises a coupling feature, a lock ring configured to couple to the exterior surface of the second tubular and radially engage the coupling feature on the sleeve, and a support ring configured to energize the lock ring into engagement with the sleeve.
Claims17
A system, comprising:
- a connector system configured to couple a first tubular component to a second tubular component, comprising:
- a sleeve configured to couple to a first exterior surface of the first tubular component, wherein the sleeve comprises a coupling feature, and the sleeve comprises a first tool coupling configured to couple with a tool;
- a lock ring configured to couple to a second exterior surface of the second tubular component, wherein the lock ring comprises a first tapered surface, and the lock ring is configured to move along a first path of movement in an outward radial direction and radially engage the coupling feature on the sleeve;
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- a support ring comprising a second tapered surface and a second tool coupling configured to couple with the tool, wherein the sleeve is configured to be disposed about both the lock ring and the support ring to align the tool with the support ring, wherein the support ring is configured to move along a second path of movement in an axial direction in response to the tool, engage the second tapered surface against the first tapered surface, and drive the lock ring along the first path of movement in the outward radial direction into engagement with the coupling feature of the sleeve.
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A system, comprising:
- a mineral extraction system, comprising:
- a first tubular component;
- a second tubular component comprising an annular groove;
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- a connector system configured to couple the first tubular component to the second tubular component, comprising:
- a sleeve configured to couple to the first tubular component, wherein the sleeve comprises a coupling feature;
- a lock ring configured to be disposed in the annular groove of the second tubular component radially between the second tubular component and the sleeve, wherein the lock ring comprises a first tapered surface, and the lock ring is configured to move along a first path of movement in an outward radial direction and radially engage the coupling feature on the sleeve;
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- a support ring configured to be disposed in the annular groove of the second tubular component adjacent the lock ring and radially between the second tubular component and the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to be disposed about both the lock ring and the support ring, wherein the support ring comprises a second tapered surface, wherein the support ring is configured to move along a second path of movement in an axial direction, engage the second tapered surface against the first tapered surface, and drive the lock ring along the first path of movement in the outward radial direction into engagement with the coupling feature of the sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.