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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Andrew Dale Riley, Eufaula, OK (US);
Randall Ferrain Weaver, Haywood, OK (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Dale Riley, Eufaula, OK (US);
Randall Ferrain Weaver, Haywood, OK (US);
Assignee:
National-Oilwell, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/08 (2006.01); F16D 3/80 (2006.01); F16L 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connector assembly comprising a housing and a tensile member disposed within the housing. The tensile member comprises first and second end portions. Each end portion sealingly engages the housing to form a hydraulic chamber therebetween. A first connector pivotally coupled to the first end portion. The axial position of the first connector relative to the housing is controlled by pressure within the hydraulic chamber.