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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:
Apr. 18, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
James R Reaux, LaFayette, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285-3 ; 285 15 ; 285323 ; 285363 ; 285175 ;
Abstract
A flanged coupling for the repair of pipelines and risers, especially for sub-marine repair and construction, and of unit configuration engageable over a first open pipe section and its flange to seal with a flange of a second open pipe section, and having a piston actuated by drawing said two flanges together and a shear member sequentially controlling operation of a slip and a packing to anchor and seal the coupling unit to the first pipe section operating a slip and a packing to anchor and seal the coupling unit to the first pipe section.