Torus type connector
US4516795A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S285/921
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A remotely operable torus type connector for releasably connecting the adjoining ends of tubular members together wherein each of the ends is provided with a locking shoulder and one of the ends has a plurality of locking segments pivotally mounted thereon with a surrounding torus section adapted to slidably engage the corresponding outer surface of the locking segments to pivot such segments inwardly or outwardly as the torus section is moved longitudinally thereof. The torus section is carried by a ring slidably mounted in a surrounding housing with hydraulic or mechanical means for sliding the ring in the torus section.
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