Patent ID: 7942608

Claim:
A combination comprising a flowline comprised of at least two pipe sections and at least one anchoring collar, an anchoring collar being disposed between two adjacent pipe sections; each pipe section having an interior space for permitting passage of fluids therealong; each pipe section having an exterior; each pipe section having respective opposite attachable ends; a jacket over the exterior of each pipe section, the jacket having an inner diameter equal to the diameter of the exterior of each pipe section and an outer diameter outward of the pipe section; the anchoring collar being affixed between opposing ends of the two adjacent pipe sections; the anchoring collar having an exterior with an outer diameter less than that of the outer diameter of the jacket; a fixture on the exterior of the anchoring collar and protruding radially outwardly therefrom to an outer diameter less than the outer diameter of the jacket, at least one side surface of the fixture being contacted by an engaging device to prevent movement of the two adjacent pipe sections in a direction along the length of the two adjacent pipe sections, the contact of the at least one side surface of the fixture with the engaging device being without connection, by a connector, of the engaging device to the fixture.