Hydraulic tension adaptor

A hydraulic tension adaptor comprising:

• a flange housing;
• a bolt support retainer;
• and
• a retainer ring;
• the flange housing is T-shaped ring gasket with a plurality of ring grooves comprising:
• a rim;
• a center hole;
• and
• a barrel;
• the bolt support retainer is a threaded flange comprising a bore and an outward surface;
• the retainer ring is a circular collar comprising an outward surface and an inward surface;
• the rim of the flange housing is adjacent to the barrel wherein the rim is a disk-shaped member atop the barrel, wherein the barrel is an elongated tubular member extending perpendicularly from the rim;
• the center hole traverses through the flange housing;
• the barrel of the flange housing comprising external threads located on an outwardly facing surface of the barrel;
• the bore of the bolt support retainer comprises internal threads;
• the outward surface of the bolt support retainer comprises external threads;
• the bolt support retainer threadedly engaging with the external threads of the barrel of the flange housing;
• the outward surface of the retainer ring being the outwardly facing circumferential surface of the collar;
• the inward surface of the retainer ring being the inwardly facing circumferential surface of the collar, opposite the outward surface;
• the inward surface of the retainer ring comprising threads whereby said threads of the retainer ring engage with the external threads of the bolt support retainer.

A hydraulic tension adaptor comprising:

• a flange housing;
• a bolt support retainer;
• a bolt tensioning piston;
• and
• a plurality of stud assemblies;
• the flange housing is a T-shaped ring gasket with a plurality of ring grooves comprising:
• a rim;
• a center hole;
• and
• a barrel;
• the bolt support retainer is a threaded flange comprising a bore and an outward surface;
• the bolt tensioning piston is a housing comprising:
• an aperture;
• a top surface;
• a bottom surface;
• and
• an outer face comprising an at least one bleed port wherein said bleed port removably receives an at least one plug;
• of the plurality of stud assemblies, each of the plurality of stud assemblies comprise:
• a bolt retainer bushing;
• a grub screw;
• a stud;
• and
• a nut;
• the rim of the flange housing is adjacent to the barrel wherein the rim is a disk-shaped member atop the barrel, wherein the barrel is an elongated tubular member extending perpendicularly from the rim;
• the center hole traverses through the flange housing;
• the barrel of the flange housing comprising external threads located on an outwardly facing surface of the barrel;
• the bore of the bolt support retainer comprises internal threads;
• the outward surface of the bolt support retainer comprises external threads;
• the bolt support retainer threadedly engaging with the external threads of the barrel of the flange housing;
• the housing of the bolt tensioning piston is a disk-shaped member whereby the aperture is a through hole concentrically traversing the bolt tensioning piston;
• the top surface of the of the bolt tensioning piston comprises a cutout, circumferentially about the aperture wherein said cutout receives a secondary piston ring;
• the bottom surface of the housing of the bolt tensioning piston, the surface oppositely parallel from the top surface of the housing of the bolt tensioning piston, comprises a retainer recess and a plurality of slots wherein said recess houses at least a portion of the bolt support retainer;
• the plurality of slots extending into the housing of the bolt tensioning piston;
• the outer face of the bolt tensioning piston is the outwardly facing circumferential surface of the bolt tensioning piston;
• the barrel of the flange housing traversing through the aperture of the bolt tensioning piston, whereby the bolt tensioning piston is located proximally upon the barrel of the flange housing;
• the secondary piston ring is fitted about the circumference of the barrel of the flange housing and sits within the cutout of the bolt tensioning piston;
• the bolt retainer bushing is a housing comprising a cavity, a plurality of O-ring supports, and a shaft;
• the cavity extends into the housing of the bolt retainer bushing;
• the shaft extends distally from the housing of the bolt tensioning piston;
• the plurality of O-ring supports are a plurality of grooves wherein a plurality of O-rings are secured;
• the stud is a threaded rod comprising a first end and a second end whereby the first end is opposite from the second end;
• the first end of the stud being housed within the cavity of the bolt retainer bushing;
• the grub screw threadedly securing the bolt retainer bushing to the stud;
• the bolt support retainer further comprising a top face and a plurality of through holes, wherein said through holes traverse the bolt support retainer from the top face;
• the bolt tensioning piston comprising a plurality of slots extending from the bottom surface of the housing of the bolt tensioning piston wherein the plurality of slots are aligned with the plurality of through holes of the bolt retainer;
• the plurality of stud assemblies traverses the plurality of through holes of the bolt support retainer and are received by the plurality of slots of the bolt tensioning piston whereby the shaft of the bolt retainer bushing is inserted into the plurality of slots;
• and the nut threadedly engaged, proximally, on the stud.