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Subsea umbilical connector

US5417459A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 1994
Grant dateMay 23, 1995
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L37/002
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved umbilical connector for preferable use in a subsea application. The apparatus includes a female portion and a male portion having connections located within, and a threadable fastener on the male and female halves intended to threadably engage thereby advancing and locking the male half within the female half of the present invention.

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