Patent ID: 9322234
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: E21B,H01R

Claim Text:
1. A coupler for coupling downhole tools, comprising: a shaft housing having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side has a first end and the second side has a second end; a first electrical connector slidingly disposed in the first side of the shaft housing; a second electrical connector sliding disposed in the second side of the shaft housing; and a first threaded ring disposed on an outside of the first side of the shaft housing, wherein the first threaded ring is configured to rotate independently of the shaft housing; and configured to be received by an interior surface of a sleeve of a first downhole tool, and wherein the first threaded ring is configured to control the mating of the first electrical connector with a corresponding electrical connector of the first downhole tool, and wherein the first side has a first shaft housing key configuration configured to mate with a key configuration on the first downhole tool and the second side has a second shaft housing key configuration configured to mate with a key configuration on the second downhole tool, wherein the each of the key configurations extends further outward than their corresponding electrical connectors.