Subsea clamp for hoses and control lines
AssigneeInternational Clamps, Inc.
InventorLawrence M. McClure
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Abstract
A clamp for a tubular hose or cable is disclosed. The clamp comprises a first clamp half, a second clamp half, and a hinge pin. The first clamp half has a first end and a second end and defines a first concave semi-cylindrical face. The first end of the first clamp half carries means for mounting the clamp. The second clamp half has a first end and a second end and defines a second concave semi-cylindrical face. The first clamp half and the second clamp half come together along a parting line and are retained together by a hinge pin. The clamp halves are provided with snap-in liners for easy use. Alternative mounts for mounting the clamp on subsea wire line or tubulars is also disclosed.
Claims4
An elastomeric liner half for a hinged hose or cable clamp, said liner half being formed from an elastomeric material and defining an inside surface defining at least one semi-cylindrical trough having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end, for closely receiving a hose or cable to be clamped and an outside surface to be to be closely received by an inside surface of a clamp half,
- said liner half having a generally semi-cylindrical outer surface with at least one tang protruding therefrom for locating the liner half in the clamp, and wherein the tang has a generally cylindrical portion positioned adjacent to the generally cylindrical outer surface and a generally frustoconical portion positioned on an outer end of the generally cylindrical portion, an annular surface connecting the generally cylindrical portion and the generally frustoconical portion which faces the generally semi-cylindrical outer surface of the liner half, so that the tang snap fits an aperture in the clamp.
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