Patent ID: 9732595
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A system for connecting subsea fluid conduits, the system comprising: a first connector having an elongate body and an axial bore extending therethrough; and a second connector having an elongate body and an axial bore extending therethrough, wherein the first connector and the second connector are adapted to engage, wherein engagement between the first connector and the second connector joins the axial bore of the first connector with the axial bore of the second connector to define a flowpath for communicating a medium, wherein the first connector further comprises a flow control valve adapted to selectively open and close the axial bore of the first connector, and an actuating apparatus located external to the flowpath and comprising a spring connected to a rod and a lever operably connected to the rod to bias the flow control valve to a closed position, wherein the second connector is adapted to push the rod towards a first position and thereby actuate the flow control valve to an open position as the first connector and the second connector engage, and wherein the spring biases the rod towards a second position and thereby actuates the flow control valve to the closed position as the first connector and the second connector disengage.