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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:
Jan. 05, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Forest E Block, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
McDermott Incorporated, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439310 ;
Abstract
A docking head and plate assembly suitable for supplying services to pipeline laying equipment. A docking head which supplies services to welding and other equipment inside the pipeline has service connections attached to a bushing plate assembly which causes the service connections to engage or disengage with corresponding connections in a docking plate which is aligned adjacent the docking head and locked in position while the service connections are engaged. A drive assembly in the docking plate engages the bushing plate assembly to cause movement of the bushing plate assembly and service connections.