Pipe joints or couplings – With assembly means or feature
Patent
1981-08-31
1985-07-30
Scanlan, Jr., Richard J.
Pipe joints or couplings
With assembly means or feature
285 3, 285319, 285DIG23, F16L 5500, F16L 3700, F16L 3900
Patent
active
045317666
ABSTRACT:
A releasable coupling or safety sub for a drill string including an inner tubular member piloted within an outer tubular member, the inner member including expansible, segmental lock members shiftable laterally of the tubular members into locking engagement with a transverse shoulder on the outer member, a retaining member holding the lock members outwardly in engagement with the shoulder, release of the retainer member from the lock members enabling the latter to move laterally inwardly to a position released from the shoulder, permitting the tubular members to be separated from one another. The coupling includes a device for imposing an axial preload on the inner and outer members to place the outer member in compression and the inner member in tension to provide a rigid structure.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3051244 (1962-08-01), Litchfield
patent: 3148894 (1964-09-01), Schwab
patent: 4161216 (1979-07-01), Amancharla
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