Patent ID: 9663999
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: E21B,F16D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A shearing mechanism for securing two components that shear at a pre-determined axial load, the shearing mechanism comprising: a male component that mates into a female component, the male component having a first groove extending around the male component and the female component having a second groove extending around the female component, the first groove and the second groove cooperating when the male component is inserted into the female component to define an annular recess; an opening within one or both of the male component and female component, the opening being aligned with the annular recess; and a shearing component within the annular recess, the shearing component having a shear load that is controlled by the material and size of the shearing component wherein the shearing component consists of a round wire or consists of a flat strip.