Patent ID: 8333387
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A high pressure fluid sealing system comprising: a metallic container including a first body defining an internal volume to contain fluid, a first end surface, and a first conduit at least partially extending through the first body, wherein a radially symmetric, first convex, curved portion at least partially defines a recess relative to the first end surface and at least partially defines a transition between the first end surface and an open end of the first conduit; a metallic containment element including a second body, a second end surface, and a second conduit at least partially extending through the second body, wherein the second end surface includes a protrusion sized and shaped to be removably received relative to the recess of the metallic container, the protrusion including a center portion defining an open end of the second conduit and an outer portion extending radially outward from the center portion to define a radially symmetric, second convex, curved portion; and a compressive loading mechanism configured to force the second convex, curved portion, via compressive loading, into tangential contact against the first convex curved portion to define a generally circular line of sealing between the respective first and second convex, curved portions, wherein the second conduit of the metallic containment element is in fluid communication with, and axially aligned with, the first conduit of the metallic container.