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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Enginuity Inc., Halifax, CA;
Oceanside Equipment Limited, Dartmouth, CA;
Gleb Sekretta, Halifax, CA;
Benjamin Garvey, Halifax, CA;
Lee Babin, Halifax, CA;
Daniel Horne, Halifax, CA;
Louis-Phillipe Manuge, Halifax, CA;
Steven Doiron, Halifax, CA;
Martin Gregory Maloney, Halifax, CA;
Alastair Trower, Halifax, CA;
ENGINUITY INC., Halifax, CA;
OCEANSIDE EQUIPMENT LIMITED, Dartmouth, CA;
Abstract
The described embodiments provide a subsea connector that is a quickly deployable and reusable. The subsea connector comprises a male and a female assembly that can be connected and disconnected. The male assembly includes a shaft, a sleeve that surrounds the shaft, and bars that are connected to the shaft and are configured to rotate about one axis. The female assembly includes a receptacle into which the male assembly can fit. Once the male assembly is inserted into the female assembly, the bars can rotate into such a position that the male and female assemblies are connected together. The bars can also be rotated such that the male and female assemblies can be disconnected.