Patent ID: 8511955
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: E21B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A spiral body lock comprising: a mandrel; a sleeve; and at least one of the mandrel and sleeve including a helical male component extending in a helical path, the other of the mandrel and the sleeve including a helical recess receptive to the male component and extending in a helical path, each of the male component and recess including a plurality of wickers, each wicker having a trailing face and a leading face, a trailing face of one wicker directly connected to the leading face of an adjacent wicker in a helical direction within the helical path of each of the male component and recess, wherein the wickers of the male component are configured to ratchet past the wickers of the recess in the helical direction of the helical path of the male component and recess.