Patent ID: 8931807
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: E21B,F16L

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a connector body; locking means comprising at least one locking device including a rounded surface and having operative and inoperative positions in relation to the connector body; said connector body having at least one accommodating aperture in a connector body wall adapted to receive the at least one locking device rounded surface; a sleeve mounted coaxially relative to the connector body and axially movable in relation to the connector body; said sleeve selectively engageable with the locking means and having a permissive position in which the locking means moves between operative and inoperative positions and a preventative position in which the locking means is prevented from moving between operative and inoperative positions; a spring mechanism connected with the sleeve and for biasing the sleeve toward the preventative position; a retainer comprised of at least one latch couplable between the connector body and sleeve and for retaining the sleeve in the permissive position; and an actuator mechanism coupled with said sleeve for moving the sleeve between permissive and preventative positions by pushing the sleeve against the spring mechanism biasing, wherein the sleeve is lockable in the preventative position by the retainer and wherein the retainer is moved to an unlocked position to permit the sleeve to move from the permissive position to the preventative position.