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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen F. McJones, San Pedro, CA (US);
Joseph U. Tleimat, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
J. William Jones, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/304 ; F16L 5/02 ; B01J 8/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/304 ; F16L 5/02 ; B01J 8/06 ;
Abstract
A reinforced tube joint formed by a first tube having an end portion; a stress collar fitted, with an interference fit, about the first tube so that the end portion of the first tube extends beyond the stress collar; and a second tube having an end rigidly connected to both the stress collar and the end portion of the first tube.