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US 2011/0210542 A1Published application
Connector for Spoolable Pipe
OwnerChristopher E. Makselon, Chanthol Thoinventors
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Abstract
Connectors for use with spoolable pipe. An example embodiment includes a connector for a spoolable pipe including a segmented clamping element comprising a plurality of clamping segments, means for releasably coupling the plurality of clamping segments when positioned over an outer surface of the spoolable pipe, and a mating mandrel adapted to be at least partially positioned within a bore of the spoolable pipe such that the spoolable pipe is sealingly held between the mating mandrel and coupled clamping segments, when coupled.
Claims16
A connector for a spoolable pipe, comprising:
- a segmented clamping element comprising a plurality of clamping segments;
- means for releasably coupling the plurality of clamping segments when positioned over an outer surface of the spoolable pipe;
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- a mating mandrel adapted to be at least partially positioned within a bore of the spoolable pipe such that the spoolable pipe is sealingly held between the mating mandrel and clamping segments, when coupled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.