Connecting system for wellhead components
US5951066A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L25/065
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for connecting wellhead components that are abutted in axial alignment in which each component has an increased external diameter circumferential hub portion at an end thereof, the system including a toroidal connector surrounding adjacently positioned hub portions, a plurality of C-segments retained by the toroidal connector and positioning bolts received in spaced apart threaded opening in the connector, each bolt having an inner end in engagement with a C-segment and an outer end extending radially of and exteriorly of the connector by which each C-segment may be inwardly radially advanced to engage opposed sides of the hubs.
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