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US 10,480,696 B2Granted
Locking collar quick union connection
AssigneeForum US, Inc.
InventorsDouglas Brian Leeth, Roger Lane Suter, Rajesh Krithivasan, Joseph David Gober
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Abstract
A locking collar quick union connection comprises a split ring and a locking collar sub assembly. The locking collar sub assembly includes a collar, a locking ring, and a locking screw. The locking ring includes outer threads that engage inner threads formed on a larger inner diameter portion of the collar. The split ring includes outer threads that engage inner threads formed on a smaller inner diameter portion of the collar. The locking screw rotationally locks the locking ring to the locking collar.
Claims11
A locking collar quick union connection, comprising:
- a split ring;
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- a locking collar sub assembly including a collar, a locking ring, and a locking screw,
- wherein the locking ring includes outer threads that engage inner threads formed on a larger inner diameter portion of the collar, wherein the split ring includes outer threads that engage inner threads formed on a smaller inner diameter portion of the collar, wherein the locking screw is threaded into a threaded bore of the locking ring and rotationally locks the locking ring to the collar, wherein rotation of the locking screw in one direction forces the locking ring radially inward, and wherein rotation of the locking screw in an opposite direction forces the locking ring radially outward.
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