US 11,346,390 B2 · Termination assembly

Abstract

The invention relates to an umbilical termination assembly for terminating a cable or umbilical. The termination assembly comprises a plurality of umbilical elements extending from an umbilical and which pass through a bulkhead plate. The seated ball element has a spherical body through which an umbilical element passes. The ball element is seated in a cup member which allows the ball element to rotate through a large range of angles allowing it to be aligned with the umbilical element without the umbilical element needing to be manipulated or forced into position. The umbilical element can then be attached to the ball element which is supported by the cup member on the bulkhead. This allows the axial tension in the umbilical element to be transferred to the bulkhead.

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Dependent claims

An umbilical termination assembly for terminating an umbilical having a plurality of umbilical elements extending from said umbilical, the termination assembly comprising:

a bulkhead having a plurality of concave recesses, each recess having a partial spherical inner surface opening on one side of the bulkhead and a smaller opening on an opposite side of the bulkhead;
and
a plurality of ball elements having a spherical body portion with an elongate channel passing therethrough, each arranged with the spherical body portion at least partially inserted into a respective one of said recesses such that the spherical portion is prevented from passing through said bulkhead, wherein each of said ball elements is attached, in use, to a respective umbilical element.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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