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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Chiaki Akamatsu, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Shigeo Nagasaku, Osaka, JP;
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatusfor evaluating the performance of a threaded joint for oil country tubular goods using a first steel pipe Pand a second steel pipe Phas a basewhich holds a first steel pipe Pin an upright position with an upper end of the first steel pipe Pextending above the base and the remainder partly disposed under ground. A support membermounted on the baseextends alongside the first steel pipe P. A second steel pipe Pis suspended above the first steel pipe Pby a suspending mechanism. A threaded joint can be connected and disconnected by first and second tongsandwhich rotate the second steel pipe Pwith respect to the first steel pipe P. A stabilizermounted on the support membercan limit the radius of gyration of the second steel pipe P