Patent ID: 11952846
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 19:
20. The method of claim 15, where the step of diverting the drilling mud to the side-entry port of the sleeve assembly includes engaging the side-entry port with a clamp, where the clamp includes:
a nozzle segment being an arc shaped member with an inner diameter profile shaped to engage the side-entry port, and a nozzle attachment extending radially outward from an outer diameter sized to engage a side-entry hose;
a band segment hinged to a band end of the nozzle segment and having a pin at a second end of the nozzle segment; and
a cam assembly having an attachment member extending from a hook end of the nozzle segment, the attachment member having a hook sized to engage the pin of the band segment, and having a handle operable to rotate relative to the hook end of the nozzle segment to secure the clamp around the sleeve assembly.