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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald C Stafford, Hindsdale, IL (US);
Assignee:
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137615 ; 285163 ; 285261 ; 441-5 ;
Abstract
A ball and socket articulated connection in which the socket has an associated enclosed chamber for fluid transfer through the connection. A fluid conduit hole extends through the ball and a fluid conduit communicates with the chamber. It can be used at the base of an offshore tower secured to a sea floor site.