Underwater structural joints
AssigneeThe Secretary of State for Energy in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
InventorPeter J. Clark
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Abstract
The invention concerns structural joints for the underwater repair of tubular members and comprises first and second connection members which extend towards each other in over-lapping/interleaving relationship, the connection member being securable to the tubular members by resin or friction clamp means and the over-lapping/interleaving fingerplates being securable together by suitable resin or alternatively by resin and mechanical fastening means such as friction bolting.
Claims8
A joint for joining first and second tubular members in a noncoaxial relation, comprising first and second connection members securable respectively to the first and second tubular members to define a central common plane through the joint and the first and second tubular members, each connection member including two spaced apart arrangements of fingerplates extending laterally of its respective tubular member, the arrangements being situated on opposite sides of and substantially parallel with the central common plane, each arrangement of one of the connection members being adapted to co-operate with a respective arrangement of the other connection member to form a respective connection between the said tubular members.
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