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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Applicant:
Richard Austin Beesley, Ormskirk, GB;
Inventor:
Richard Austin Beesley, Ormskirk, GB;
Assignees:
TRELLEBORG CRP LIMITED, Stanley, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, GB;
FIRST SUBSEA LIMITED, Lancaster, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 43/01 (2006.01); F16L 37/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/017 (2013.01); E21B 43/0107 (2013.01); F16L 37/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector () for securing an elongate member such as an umbilical () a female receiving member such as an I-tube (), has an elongate bend stiffening portion () and a securing portion () connected to the bend stiffening portion and continuous passage () extends through the bend stiffening portion and the securing portion. The securing portion has one or more securing members (e.g. steel balls ()) displaceable radially outwardly into engagement with the inner face of the tube, thereby securing the connector to the I-tube.