Patent ID: 8328242
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: E21B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for securing a first component to a second component, the system comprising: a collar configured to receive the first component and the second component, the collar including a first end configured for coupling to the first component and a second end configured for coupling to the second component; a load ring having at least one circumferential split, wherein the load ring is configured to be received within a first groove of the second component and to engage the second end of the collar, and the load ring and the second component are configured to facilitate movement of the load ring from the first groove to a second groove of the second component when the second component is received in the collar; and a cotter configured to be secured to the second component within the second groove at a position between two circumferential ends of the load ring, and to facilitate positive engagement between the load ring and the collar to secure the first component to the second component via the collar.