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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
George Karabelas, Tyne and Wear, GB;
Richard Alasdair Clements, Tyne and Wear, GB;
George Karabelas, Tyne and Wear, GB;
Richard Alasdair Clements, Tyne and Wear, GB;
GE OIL & GAS UK LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A fluid sealing element, a fluid sealing assembly, a method of providing a fluid seal, and a method of terminating a flexible pipe body in an end fitting are disclosed. The fluid sealing element () has an annular body portion locatable between an end fitting body () and an inner collar member () of an end fitting, and a tapered portion extending substantially perpendicular to the annular body portion at a radially inner region thereof. The method includes urging a fluid retaining layer () of a flexible pipe radially outwardly against an abutment surface of the inner collar member of the end fitting.