Patent ID: 7051806

Claim:
A slip connector releasably attachable to an inside wall of a conduit, comprising: a mandrel having a head end, a threaded end, a reduced-diameter cylindrical shaft section disposed between the head end and the threaded end, a longitudinal axis and an axial bore; two cooperatively alignable slip segments disposed around the mandrel between the head end and an upper extending portion of the threaded end, the slip segments abutting along facing oblique surfaces, each slip segment having a generally cylindrical outer wall comprising arcuately extending gripping structures and an internal bore permitting lateral movement of the slip segments relative to the mandrel; and a nut threaded onto the mandrel below the slip segment; whereby the slip segments are insertable into the conduit and upward movement of the nut on the upper extending portion of the threaded end following insertion causes the slip segments to cant outwardly in opposite directions and into engagement with the inside wall of the conduit.