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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
G&h Diversified Manufacturing Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Vascal Knight, Houston, TX (US);
James Edward Kash, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/00 (2006.01); B65D 59/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 59/06 (2013.01); F16L 57/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thread protector for coupling with an end of a tubular member includes a hub, a connector extending from the hub, and a plurality of splines formed on an outer surface of the connector and configured to releasably couple with a threaded connector of the tubular member, wherein each spline includes an inclined shoulder disposed at an acute angle to a central axis of the thread protector, and a locking shoulder disposed orthogonal to the central axis of the thread protector.