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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Balltec Limited, Morecambe, GB;
Inventors:
Jonathan Scott Preston, Preston, GB;
William David Loton Parry, Preston, GB;
Daniel O'Connor, Carnforth, GB;
Assignee:
Balltec Limited, Morecambe, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 7/04 (2006.01); H02G 1/10 (2006.01); F03D 80/00 (2016.01); H02G 9/02 (2006.01); F16L 1/20 (2006.01); F03D 1/00 (2006.01); F16B 7/14 (2006.01); H02G 9/12 (2006.01); F16B 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 7/042 (2013.01); F03D 1/00 (2013.01); F03D 80/00 (2016.05); F16B 7/1409 (2013.01); F16L 1/20 (2013.01); H02G 1/10 (2013.01); H02G 9/02 (2013.01); H02G 9/12 (2013.01); F16B 2/16 (2013.01); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elongate connector for subsea connection of cables and the like to wind turbine generators has a plurality of locking elements arranged on ramp surfaces and held in a plurality of cages on the connector. The cages are moveable to move the locking elements along the ramp surfaces between an engaged position and a disengaged position and the plurality of cages are moveable independently of each other. A release collar is provided, which can move all the cages simultaneously to the disengaged position, in order to allow removal of the connector.