End Connector with Offset Cross-Hole
AssigneeTescom Corporation
InventorJacob T. R. Renollett
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Abstract
An end connector for connecting a fluid pipeline to a fluid flow control device. The end connector includes a body adapted to engage an external surface of the fluid flow control device, and a plurality of bolt holes formed through the body and adapted to receive a plurality of bolts, respectively, to couple the body to the fluid flow control device. The end connector also includes a cross-hole formed through at least a portion of the body and adapted to carry fluid between the fluid pipeline and the fluid flow control device. The bolt holes are circumferentially arranged around a central axis of the body, and the cross-hole is centered about an axis offset from the central axis of the body.
Claims20
An end connector for connecting a fluid pipeline to a fluid flow control device, the end connector comprising:
- a body adapted to engage an external surface of the fluid flow control device;
- a plurality of bolt holes formed through the body and adapted to receive a plurality of bolts, respectively, to couple the body to the fluid flow control device, the plurality of bolt holes circumferentially arranged around a central axis of the body;
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- a cross-hole formed through at least a portion of the body and adapted to carry fluid between the fluid pipeline and the fluid flow control device, the cross-hole centered about an axis offset from the central axis of the body.
A fluid flow control device, comprising:
- a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid flow passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet;
- a valve seat disposed in the fluid flow passageway and defining a seating surface, the seating surface oriented along a seating axis;
- a control element movably disposed in the valve body relative to the seating surface to control fluid flow through the fluid flow passageway;
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- an end connector coupled to the valve body, the end connector comprising a body and a cross-hole formed through at least a portion of the body, the cross-hole extending along an axis that is offset from the seating axis, and the cross-hole adapted to carry fluid between the fluid flow passageway and a pipeline coupled to the fluid flow control device.
A fluid flow control device adapted to be coupled to an upstream pipeline and a downstream pipeline, the fluid flow control device comprising:
- a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid flow passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet;
- a valve seat disposed in the fluid flow passageway and defining a seating surface, the seating surface oriented along a seating axis;
- a control element movably disposed in the valve body relative to the seating surface to control fluid flow through the fluid flow passageway;
- a first end connector coupled to the inlet of the valve body, the first end connector comprising a first body and a first cross-hole formed through at least a portion of the first body, the first cross-hole centered about a first axis that is offset from the seating axis, the first cross-hole adapted to carry fluid between the upstream pipeline and the inlet of the valve body;
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- a second end connector coupled to the outlet of the valve body, the second end connector comprising a second body and a second cross-hole formed through at least a portion of the second body, the second cross-hole centered about a second axis that is offset from the seating axis and the first axis, the second cross-hole adapted to carry fluid between the outlet of the valve body and the downstream pipeline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.