Connector for pipes
AssigneeFlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, LLC
InventorsAndrew James HEATON, Brian Lee DILLINGER, Jagtar Singh THETHY
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Abstract
A pipe connector for connecting pipes that includes an elongate tubular body having an outer diameter, a sleeve disposed over the elongate tubular body, and a first wire ring. The elongate tubular body that has a groove formed on the outer diameter. The sleeve has a groove formed on an inner diameter that is spaced from a first end of the sleeve and is aligned with the groove of the elongate tubular member. The first wire ring is disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and within the groove of the sleeve such that the sleeve is coupled to the elongate tubular body by the first wire ring.
Claims22
A pipe connector for connecting pipes comprising:
- an elongate tubular body having a groove formed on an outer diameter;
- a sleeve coupled to the elongate tubular body, the sleeve having a groove formed on an inner diameter that is spaced from a first end of the sleeve and aligned with the groove of the elongate tubular body;
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- a first wire ring disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body and within the groove of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is coupled to the elongate tubular body by the first wire ring.
A pipe connector for connecting pipes comprising:
- an elongate tubular body having an outer diameter, the outer diameter comprising:
- a shoulder that protrudes from the outer diameter;
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- a groove formed on the outer diameter that is spaced from the shoulder;
- a sleeve having a first end and a second end, the sleeve disposed over the elongate tubular body such that the first end of the sleeve abuts the shoulder when the sleeve shifts in a first direction, and wherein the sleeve is coupled to the elongate tubular body;
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- a first wire ring disposed within the groove of the elongate tubular body such that the second end of the sleeve abuts the first wire ring when the sleeve shifts in a second direction.
A method of assembly of a pipe connector comprising:
- coupling a sleeve to an elongate tubular body, wherein coupling the sleeve to the elongate tubular body comprises:
- sliding a sleeve over an outer diameter of an elongate tubular body until a groove on an inner diameter of the sleeve is aligned with a groove of an outer diameter of the elongate tubular body, and
- inserting a first wire ring into the groove of the elongate tubular body and the groove of the sleeve that are aligned.
A method of assembly of a pipe connector comprising:
- coupling a sleeve to an elongate tubular body, wherein coupling the sleeve to the elongate tubular body comprises:
- installing a sleeve over an outer diameter of an elongate tubular body, wherein the elongate tubular body comprises:
- a shoulder that protrudes from the outer diameter of the elongate tubular body;
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- a groove formed on the outer diameter of the elongate tubular body that is spaced from the shoulder;
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- installing a first wire ring into the groove of the elongate tubular body,
- wherein, when the sleeve is coupled to the elongate tubular body, the sleeve is disposed between the first wire ring and the shoulder of the elongate tubular body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.