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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Lord Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Keith R. Ptak, Erie, PA (US);
David C. Riggs, Coppell, TX (US);
LORD Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A flexible joint is provided. The flexible joint is for use in a steel catenary riser that includes a compression bearing () having a transition shim () and a plurality of alternating flexible elements () and shims () collectively stacked and bonded to a lower portion of the transition shim (). The flexible joint also includes an inner bonding material () having a profile that is complementary to a profile of an extension tube (), the inner bonding material () being disposed between the extension tube () and compression bearing () and configured to serve as a bonding mechanism between extension tube and compression bearing.