Patent ID: 11906083
Assignee: TRINITY BAY EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 6:
7. A method of assembling a pipe connector, comprising:
forming an elongate tubular body to define a connector bore that is to be fluidly connected to a pipe bore of a pipe at least in part by:
forming a body shoulder circumferentially along an outer diameter of the elongate tubular body such that the body shoulder protrudes outwardly; and
forming a body groove circumferentially along the outer diameter of the elongate tubular body such that the body groove is spaced apart from the body shoulder;

forming a sleeve at least in part by:
forming a sleeve shoulder that is to be oriented toward the body shoulder of the elongate tubular body at a first end of the sleeve; and
forming a sleeve groove circumferentially along an inner diameter of the sleeve at a second end of the sleeve; and

securing the sleeve circumferentially around the elongate tubular body at least in part by:
disposing a first wire ring within the sleeve groove of the sleeve and the body groove of the elongate tubular body to facilitate blocking the sleeve from sliding on the elongate tubular body in a first axial direction; and
disposing a second wire ring between the body shoulder of the elongate tubular body and the sleeve shoulder of the sleeve to facilitate blocking the sleeve from sliding on the elongate tubular body in a second axial direction.