Patent ID: 8296914

Claim:
A system comprising: a fixed piping located on a support; a movable deformable pipe for conveying fluid to the fixed piping, wherein the moveable deformable pipe includes a connector end fitting that detachably connects to the fixed piping, and the support and the movable deformable pipe have different reference systems; a guiding device for guiding the connector end fitting towards the fixed piping during establishment of a connection of the moveable deformable pipe to the fixed piping; guiding components including a cone and a trumpet, wherein the cone is mounted on one of the movable deformable pipe and the fixed piping, and the trumpet is mounted on the other of the movable deformable pipe and the fixed piping; and a cable attached to the cone for exerting a pulling force on the cone, wherein one of the guiding components is mounted on the connector end fitting of the movable deformable pipe and is coaxial with the connector end fitting, and the guiding components are located outside of a conveyance path of the fluid being conveyed through the system when the connector end fitting is connected to the fixed piping.