Internal coiled tubing connector

An internal coiled tubing connector for connecting a first length of coiled tubing to a second length of coiled tubing, comprising:

• a cylindrical body having a longitudinal bore therethrough;
• a first wedge and slip mechanism mounted adjacent a first end of the cylindrical body and a second wedge and slip mechanism mounted adjacent a second end of the cylindrical body, the first and the second wedge and slip mechanisms for insertion into respectively the first length and the second length of coiled tubing for connecting the first and second lengths of coiled tubing;
• a by-pass passageway extending from a first opening in a longitudinal outer surface of the cylindrical body to a second opening in the longitudinal outer surface of the cylindrical body;
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• elastomeric seals mounted to the longitudinal outer surface of the cylindrical body adjacent the first opening and the second opening;
• wherein the coiled tubings have passageways within and parallel to the walls thereof, and when the first opening is placed in communication with the passageway within the wall of the first length of coiled tubing and when the second opening is placed in communication with the passageway within the wall of the second length of coiled tubing a communication by-pass is established across the connection of the first length and the second length of coiled tubing.

An internal coiled tubing connector for connecting a first length of coiled tubing to a second length of coiled tubing, comprising:

• a first cylindrical body having a longitudinal bore therethrough and having means at an end thereof for gripping an end position of the first length of coiled tubing, a second cylindrical body having a longitudinal bore therethrough and having means at an end thereof for gripping an end portion of the second length of coiled tubing;
• a by-pass passageway extending from a first opening in a longitudinal outer surface of the first cylindrical body to a second opening in the longitudinal outer surface of the second cylindrical body;
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• elastomeric seals mounted to the longitudinal outer surface of the first and the second cylindrical bodies on opposite sides of the first opening and the second opening;
• wherein the coiled tubings have passageways within and parallel to the walls thereof, and when the first opening is placed in communication with the passageway within the wall of the first length of coiled tubing and when the second opening is placed in communication with the passageway within the wall of the second length of coiled tubing a communication by-pass is established across the connection of the first length and the second length of coiled tubing.