Connector assembly with tandem-acting locking assemblies
AssigneeFMC Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJose Angel Garza, Roman Chirko, Joshua Duane Douglas, Richard Adam Bridwell, Yaguan Ji
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AssigneeFMC Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJose Angel Garza, Roman Chirko, Joshua Duane Douglas, Richard Adam Bridwell, Yaguan Ji
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A connector assembly for securing a first hydrocarbon production system component to a second hydrocarbon production system component includes a tubular connector body and a plurality of locking assemblies for securing the connector body to the second component. Each locking assembly includes an outer lock screw threadedly received in a corresponding through hole in the connector body, an inner lock screw threadedly received in an axial through bore in the outer lock screw, and a locking segment movably supported on the connector body and configured to engage a locking profile on the second component to thereby secure the connector body to the second component. In operation, rotation of the outer lock screw relative to the through hole in the connector body operates to move the locking segment a first distance into the locking profile, and rotation of the inner lock screw relative to the through bore in the outer lock screw operates to move the locking segment an additional second distance into engagement with the locking profile.
A connector assembly for securing a first hydrocarbon production system component to a second hydrocarbon production system component, the connector assembly comprising:
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