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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1998
Robert Lee Wilkins, Houston, TX (US);
Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for joining two flowlines, one having an external flanged end and the other an enlarged flaring portion at one end. A ball with an axial flow passage is seated in receptacle cavities formed in said ends and in fluid-tight sealing engagement therewith. A collar is sleeved and clamped about the flared end of the second flowline by bolts which connect the first flowline flange with the collar. Piston drive means are provided for driving against the collar to stretch the bolts by an amount sufficient to release the second flowline member and allow limited articulated movement of the second flowline without compromising the seal effectiveness of the joint.