Patent ID: 7828337

Claim:
A threaded connection comprising: a pin member comprising a pin thread having a pin load flank and a pin stab flank, the pin load flank and the pin stab flank having a first pin thread lead; a box member comprising a box thread having a box load flank and a box stab flank, the box load flank and the box stab flank having a first box thread lead; a first wedge segment on a first portion of the pin stab flank of the pin thread, wherein the first wedge segment comprises at least a second pin thread lead and a helical length less than half a total helical length of the pin thread; a second wedge segment on a first portion of the box stab flank of the box thread, wherein the second wedge segment comprises at least a second box thread lead and a helical length less than half a total helical length of the box thread; wherein upon make-up of the pin member with the box member, a contact stress results from engagement of the first wedge segment with the second wedge segment.