Patent ID: 8110741

Claim:
A connector for attaching a composite pipe to a service member, the composite pipe including at least one composite layer of fibers, the connector comprising: a service end having a first coupling surface for connecting the pipe with the service member and a second coupling surface for assembling the service end with the pipe, a slip nut disposed about the outer surface of the pipe and engageable with the second coupling surface on the service end, a slip having multiple sections, positioned about the outer surface of the pipe and engaged by the service end and the slip nut to compress the slip into gripping contact with the pipe upon progressive engagement of the service end with the slip nut, the slip having teeth formed on the inner surface thereof for engaging the outer surface of the pipe, a seal carrier positioned in a bore of the pipe when the connector is coupled to the pipe, the seal carrier positioned in the bore of the pipe at a location radially opposite the slip to resist deformation of the pipe when the slip is compressed into gripping contact with the pipe, the seal carrier having a seal thereon to seal between the bore of the pipe and the seal carrier, and an energy conductor for connection with a first energy conductor within the composite pipe and a second energy conductor within the service member, wherein the energy conductor is at least one of an electrical medium, an optical medium, a hydraulic medium, and a pneumatic medium, wherein a first end of the energy conductor is external to the first coupling surface of the service end for connection with the second energy conductor within the service member, and a second end of the energy conductor is external to the second coupling surface of the service end for connection with the first energy conductor within the composite pipe.