Patent ID: 8127853

Claim:
A method for securing a conduit to a subsea well assembly, comprising: (a) providing the subsea well assembly with first and second internal profiles axially spaced apart from each other relative to an axis of the subsea well assembly; (b) providing a connector having first and second locking members axially spaced apart from each other; (c) securing the connector to a conduit string, and lowering the connector into the subsea well assembly; then (d) rigidly securing the first locking member to the first internal profile; (e) partially securing the second locking member to the second internal profile, such that the second locking member is axially movable a limit amount relative to the second internal profile; then (f) in the event the connector along with the first and second locking members begin to move upward relative to the second internal profile, causing the second locking member to move from partial into full engagement with the second internal profile, limiting the upward movement of the connector.