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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Uniarmour Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Hazem Abdel Halim, Houston, TX (US);
Alessandro Caccialupi, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/00 (2006.01); F16L 57/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/005 (2013.01); F16L 57/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thread protector for threads of the pipe has a collet having an inner surface, and outer surface and an end surface, a sleeve cooperative with the collet, and an arm pivotally mounted to the sleeve and having a surface bearing against the and surface of the collet. The collet is adapted to engage the threads of the pipe. The sleeve has a plurality of tapered surfaces thereon. The arm is movable between a first position in which the collet is free of the threads of the pipe and a second position in which the collet moves along the tapered surfaces of the sleeve such that the collet engages the threads of the pipe.