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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marvin R Jones, Houston, TX (US);
Roland M Howard, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Koomey Blowout Preventers, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251 / ; 251 94 ; 92 24 ; 92 27 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a blowout preventer having rams each of which is moved between opened and closed positions by a fluid-operated actuator having a rod adapted to be axially reciprocated by piston means within a cylinder and extending from the cylinder for connection to the ram, means for locking the rams in closed position including locking elements carried by the rod for movement into locking position within the cylinder automatically in response to movement of the ram with the rod into closed position.