Patent ID: 11885207
Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 11:
12. A flexible fracturing fluid conduit comprising:
a flexible body;
a first rigid end coupled to a first end of the flexible body and a second rigid end coupled to a second end of the flexible body such that the first rigid end and the second rigid end are at opposite ends of the flexible fracturing fluid conduit, wherein the first rigid end includes a socket and an annular retention shoulder, wherein the annular retention shoulder has an inner diameter that is less than an inner diameter of the socket;
a bore of the flexible fracturing fluid conduit extending through the first rigid end, the flexible body, and the second rigid end; and
a sacrificial sleeve installed within the socket of the first rigid end of the flexible fracturing fluid conduit, wherein the sacrificial sleeve includes a head with a retention shoulder engaged with the annular retention shoulder.