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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Vetco Gray Scandinavia As, Sandvika, NO;
Steinar Hestetun, Billingstad, NO;
Vetco Gray Scandinavia AS, Sandvika, NO;
Abstract
A connection appliance for connecting an end section of a first conduit to an end section of a second conduit that is fixed to a holding unit of a subsea support structure. The connection appliance comprises a base structure that is connectable to a base frame of the subsea support structure; a sliding unit, to which the end section of the first conduit is to be fixed and which is slidably mounted to the base structure, and an actuating unit configured to act between the base structure and the sliding unit in order to push the sliding unit and the end section of the first conduit axially forwards in relation to the base structure so as to bring the end sections of the conduits into contact with each other.