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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1984
Lionel J Milberger, Houston, TX (US);
Vetco Offshore, Inc., Ventura, CA (US);
Abstract
A pile driving connector device comprising a tubular pin member for telescopic connection with a corresponding box member with the pin member having a wall with a locking groove in the outer face thereof adapted for operational engagement with a locking ring and a bearing surface adapted for driving engagement with the bearing shoulder of a corresponding box member, a tubular box member having a bore for receiving the pin member, a counterbore configured to be adjacent to the locking groove of the pin member and a bearing shoulder adapted for driving engagement with the bearing surface of the pin member, and a conically shaped locking ring coaxially mounted within the counterbore of the box member having a base portion detachably connected to the box member and a upper portion adapted for engagement with a side surface of the locking groove upon insertion of the pin member into the box member for interlocking connection of the pin and box members.