Docking head and plate
US4717353A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/629
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A docking head and plate assembly suitable for supplying services to pipeline laying equipment. A docking head which supplies services to welding and other equipment inside the pipeline has service connections attached to a bushing plate assembly which causes the service connections to engage or disengage with corresponding connections in a docking plate which is aligned adjacent the docking head and locked in position while the service connections are engaged. A drive assembly in the docking plate engages the bushing plate assembly to cause movement of the bushing plate assembly and service connections.
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