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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:
Aug. 24, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter J Laflin, Houston, TX (US);
Brian K Moore, Humble, TX (US);
Assignee:
Camco International Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285119 ; 285175 ; 285323 ; 285370 ;
Abstract
An internal slip-type connector for coupling coiled tubing to tools or other coiled tubing having a body that does not upset the outside diameter of the coiled tubing with seal means to seal to the inside of the coiled tubing. A mandrel is threadably engaged to the inside of the end of the body and slip means abuts the first end of the body and engages the mandrel. Rotation of the body relative to the mandrel wedges the slip means into the inside of the coiled tubing for gripping.