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US5417459A
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Subsea umbilical connector
Assignee: Saipem America Inc
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Filing: 1994-02-24
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Granted: 1995-05-23
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Expires: 2014-02-24
Abstract
Abstract An improved umbilical connector for preferable use in a subsea application. The apparatus includes a female portion and a male portion having connections located within, and a threadable fastener on the male and female halves intended to threadably engage thereby advancing and locking the male half within the female half of the present invention.
Inventors
- 👤 David A. Gray
- 👤 William C. Parks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:07
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L15/00; F16L15/08; F16L37/00; F16L37/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
An improved umbilical connector comprising: a female half having: a first housing including a side wall and a first base, a plurality of male probes mounted on said first base, a female portion of a fastener mounted on said first housing, and a first positioning means having a slot within said side wall of said first housing; and a male half having: a second housing having a side wall and a second base, a plurality of female receptacles mounted on said second base, a male portion of a fastener mounted on said second housing, and a second positioning means having a plate attached to said side wall of said second housing; wherein said first housing is adapted to fit within said second housing permitting said first positioning means to engage said second positioning means thereby aligning said female half relative to said male half, and wherein further insertion of said first housing within said second housing enables the engagement of said male portion of said fastener with said female portion of said fastener permitting the further engagement of said male half with said female half and the connection of said receptacles within said probes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
An improved umbilical connector comprising: a female half having: a first housing including a side wall and a first base, a plurality of male probes mounted on said first base, a female portion of a fastener mounted on said first housing, and a first positioning means having a slot within said side wall of said first housing; and a male half having: a second housing having a side wall and a second base, a plurality of female receptacles mounted on said second base, a male portion of a fastener mounted on said second housing, and a second positioning means having a plate attached to said side wall of said second housing; wherein said first housing is adapted to fit within said second housing permitting said first positioning means to engage said second positioning means thereby aligning said female half relative to said male half, and wherein further insertion of said first housing within said second housing enables the engagement of said male portion of said fastener with said female portion of said fastener permitting the further engagement of said male half with said female half and the connection of said receptacles within said probes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
An improved umbilical connector according to claim 1 wherein said female portion and said male portion of said fastener include engagable threaded connections so that rotational movement of said male portion relative to said female portion permits final engagement of said male half with said female half.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An improved umbilical connector according to claim 2 wherein said male portion of said fastener includes a multi-sided portion at the opposite end from said engagable threaded connection portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An improved umbilical connector according to claim 1 wherein said male probes and said female receptacles are hydraulic connections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
An improved umbilical connector according to claim 1 wherein said male probe and said female receptacle are electrical connections.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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