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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:
Jul. 22, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
James L Bell, Jr, Oak View, CA (US);
Mark T Thatcher, Ojai, CA (US);
Brian K Phillips, Aberdeen, GB;
Norman Brammer, Aberdeen, GB;
Thomas F Sweeney, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vetco Offshore, Inc., Ventura, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 24 ; 285334 ; 285381 ; 285921 ;
Abstract
A pipe connector with helically threaded (49, 57) frustoconical pin (10) and box (30) surfaces. The connector is axially (78) snapped together, but is rotated for disengagement. Centralizing surfaces (150, 152) on each thread form abut opposing crests (62, 54) to maintain concentrically, thereby detering disengagement under bending moments.