Well line strap connection
AssigneeHydril Company
InventorTosh Miyagishima
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Abstract
A well line strap connection comprises: A. a lengthwise elongated flexible strap, and B. a keeper connected to the strap, C. the keeper having a recess at the innerside thereof and extending through the keeper in a transverse direction relative to the length direction of the strap, D. the keeper having a through socket to pass the free end of the strap, and E. there being means carried by the coupling proximate the socket to positively interlock the strap to the keeper in response to feeding of the strap through the socket. The recess in the keeper is typically sized to pass an auxiliary line or lines to be coupled to well pipe.
Claims13
In a coupling,
- a. a lengthwise directionally elongated flexible strap, and
- b. a keeper connected to the strap,
- c. the keeper having a recess at the innerside thereof and extending through the keeper in a transverse direction relative to the length direction of the strap,
- d. the keeper having a transverse cross-piece and a through socket to pass the free end of the strap, the socket defined in part by the cross-piece, the keeper also having a first ramp surface underlying the cross-piece and a crest surface outwardly exposed beyond the cross-piece in said lengthwise direction, and
- e. there being means carried by the coupling proximate the socket to positively interlock the strap to the keeper in response to feeding of the strap through the socket, said interlock means including ratchet interlocking elements on the cross-piece and on the outerside of the strap,
- f. the keeper having a second ramp surface, said two ramp surfaces respectively located opposite the opposite sides of the recess and said crest surface overlying the center portion of the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.