Patent ID: 8016520
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: B63B,E21B

Abstract:
1. A connector for releasable connection between an anchoring in the form of a female part ( 1 ) arranged on a floating means and a male part ( 2 ) formed at the end of a retrievable umbilical ( 3 ) provided with a bend stiffener ( 4 ), which male part ( 2 ) comprises a mandrel body ( 5 ) having a pulling head ( 6 ) for connection to a pulling means at one end and the umbilical ( 3 ) at the other end, a sleeve formed body ( 7 ) that is fixed to the mandrel body ( 5 ) by shearable elements ( 8 ), and the bend stiffener ( 4 ) is fixed directly to the sleeve formed body ( 7 ), said sleeve formed body ( 7 ) being designed for abutment against and parking together with the bend stiffener ( 4 ) within the female part ( 1 ) while the remaining portion of the male part ( 2 ) including the umbilical ( 3 ), is designed to be pulled further up through the female part ( 1 ) for connection and fluid communication on the floating means, characterized in that the sleeve formed body ( 7 ) in the leading end thereof comprises a number of resilient collar fingers ( 7 a ) for cooperation with the female part ( 1 ) and axial fixation of the sleeve formed body ( 7 ) and the bend stiffener ( 4 ) to the female part ( 1 ).