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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Viper Subsea Technology Limited, Bristol, GB;
Peter Alexander, Wiltshire, GB;
Anthony Webb, Somerset, GB;
Viper Subsea Technology Limited, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A locking device fix a threaded pressure fitting having clamp members, and a clamping load is applied to the clamp members to clamp the clamp members to one another. Each clamp member has a first insert and a second insert held captive thereto, and each insert has a bearing face adapted to cooperate with and bear against part of the pressure fitting, in use, at least the first insert associated with each of the clamp members is angularly moveable relative thereto to permit the bearing face of each first insert to be orientated differently to the bearing face of the associated second insert.