Patent ID: 9611704
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A gooseneck assembly comprising: a body operable to be disposed circumferentially about a portion of a riser string; a stab member that is inwardly radially extendable relative to the body so as to engage a receptacle disposed on the riser string; a cartridge assembly engaged with the stab member and having a flexible hose coupling that is rotatable relative to a central axis of the stab member, wherein the coupling is in fluid communication with the receptacle via the stab member; a flexible hose having an end coupled to the flexible hose coupling; and an actuator operable to rotate the flexible hose coupling relative to the central axis of the stab member from an operational position wherein the flexible hose extends vertically downward from the flexible hose coupling to a stored position wherein the end of the flexible hose that is coupled to the flexible hose coupling is at an angle to vertical.