Side packer assembly with support member for ram blowout preventer
US9976374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B29/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A blowout preventer (“BOP”) includes a housing comprising a vertical bore extending through the housing and ram cavities intersecting the bore and a pair of opposing ram assemblies, with each ram assembly movably positionable within a ram cavity and comprising a side packer assembly. The side packer assembly comprises an upper plate, a lower plate, an elastomeric body positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate and comprising elastomeric material, and a support member positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate and configured to confine movement of the elastomeric body when sealing.
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