Patent SG-11201407792W-A (SG)
Title: Device for connecting first and second elongated members
Inventor: JANSEN LARS-WICHMANN
IPC: F16G11/09
Filed: 2013-06-12
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 19 December 2013 (19.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/187772 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: F16G11/09 (2006.01) B66C15/00 (2006.01) B63B 21/20 (2006.01) B66D 1/58 (2006.01) B66C13/00 (2006.01) F16G11/08 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/N02013/050105 12 June 2013 (12.06.2013) English (30) Priority Data: 61/658,580 12 June 2012 (12.06.2012) English US (71) Applicant: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO NOR­ WAY AS [NO/NO]; Postboks 401 Lundsiden, N-4604 Kristiansand S (NO). (72) Inventor: WICHMANN, Lars Jansen; Auglandslia 29, N-4620 Kristiansand (NO). (74) Agent: HAMS0 PATENTBYRA ANS; P.O. Box 171, N- 4302 Sandnes (NO). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: DEVICE FOR CONNECTING FIRST AND SECOND ELONGATED MEMBERS CJ l> l> l> 00 i-H en i-H o CJ O £ Fig. 1 (57) Abstract: There is described connecting device a (1) for connecting first and second elongated members (2, 4), the connecting device (1) comprising: - a first connecting member (3) adapted to be connected to the first elongated member (2); - a second connecting member (7) adapted to be connected to the second elongated member (4); and - a link member (5) for connecting the first and second con­ necting members (3, 7) together, wherein the connecting device (1) is formed with a maximum diameter (D) sub­ stantially equal to the diameter of the first and second elongated members (2, 4). There also described is a meth­ od for connecting first and second elongated members (2, 4) by means of connecting a device (1) according to the invention. WO 2013/187772 Al I lllll llllllll II llllll III lllll lllll III III III lllll lllll llll llll lllll lllll lllll lllllll llll llll TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, J J t ,A t ,nn\\ KM ML MR NE SN TD TG) with amended claims and statement (Art. 19(1)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))