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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2019
Fmc Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Alejandro Andueza, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Barry Stewart, Houston, TX (US);
FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A connecting assembly for connecting a first body and a second body. The first body includes multiple grooves formed on an outside of the first body near a connecting end. The connecting assembly includes a connector. The connector includes multiple connecting segments arranged circumferentially around a central longitudinal axis; and a first jaw formed on an inside of the segments. The first jaw includes multiple teeth. Each tooth includes: a leading side facing an axial center of the connector; a top side; and a trailing side opposite the leading side. A tooth height is measured between a base of the tooth and an intersection between the leading side and the top side of the tooth. At least two of the tooth/groove pairs have a difference between tooth height and groove depth that are different from each other.