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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Bjørn Paulshus, Skedsmokorset, NO;
Willy Bjerke, Lørenskog, NO;
Morten Rengman Mørck, Oslo, NO;
Kvaerner Oilfield Products AS, Lysaker, NO;
Abstract
A connector in particular intended for use with a tension leg platform is disclosed. The connector comprises a male part ( ) and a female part ( ), which male part ( ) is designed to engage in the female part ( ) and the parts are able to engage with one another without any of the parts having to rotate in respect of the other. The female part ( ) comprises an abutment ring having an internal continuous downward facing abutment shoulder ( ) and the male part ( ) has a discontinuous segmented ring ( ). Each individual ring segment ( ) is limitary independantly movable, both axially and radially, which segmented ring ( ) lies slidably against a mandrel abutment ( ).