Pressure balancing mechanism for a connector
AssigneePetrotechnologies, Inc.
InventorDavid Levy
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Abstract
A pressure balancing apparatus can have a compression collar to mate with a component comprising a seal, and a gripper to anchor to a tube and the compression collar. The compression collar is used to apply an axial force to the tube to relieve shear stress on proximate seals. The method can include mating a compression collar to a component comprising a seal, anchoring a gripper to a tube, mating the gripper to the compression collar, and using the compression collar to apply an axial force to the tube.
Claims8
A pressure balancer for a tube comprising:
- a compression collar for mating with a component comprising a seal;
- and
- a gripper for anchoring to the tube and mating with the compression collar;
- and
- wherein rotating the compression collar applies an axial force to the tube.
A method for making a pressure balanced connection with a component comprising a seal, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- mating a compression collar to the sealed component;
- anchoring a gripper to a tube proximate the compression collar;
- mating the gripper with the compression collar;
- and
- rotating the compression collar to apply an axial force to the tube.
A method for making a pressure balanced connection with a component comprising a seal, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- sliding a compression collar onto a tube;
- engaging the component comprising the seal with the compression collar;
- sliding a gripper into the tube;
- engaging the gripper with the compression collar;
- gripping the tube;
- and
- rotating the compression collar to apply an axial force to the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.