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US 2016/0186503 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a connector system configured to couple a first tubular to a second tubular, comprising:
- 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.
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A system, comprising:
- a mineral extraction system, comprising:
- a first tubular;
- a second tubular;
- and
- a connector system configured to couple the first tubular to the second tubular, comprising:
- a sleeve configured to couple to a first tubular, wherein the sleeve comprises a coupling feature;
- a lock ring configured to radially engage the coupling feature on the sleeve;
- and
- a support ring configured to energize the lock ring into engagement with the sleeve.
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A method comprising:
- landing a first tubular and a second tubular;
- coupling a tool to a sleeve and to a support ring;
- and
- driving a support ring axially with the tool to couple the first tubular to the second tubular.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.