Patent ID: 8485563

Claim:
A sealed threaded connection, comprising: a first and a second tubular component, each being provided with a respective male end and female end, the male end including, on an outer peripheral surface of the male end, at least one threaded zone, and at least one sealing surface and finishing in a terminal surface which is orientated transversely with respect to an axis of the connection, the female end including, on an inner peripheral surface of the female end, at least one threaded zone cooperating with the threaded zone of the male end by make up, the threaded zones of the male and female ends being inclined in accordance with a tapered generatrix forming an angle of taper α with the axis of the connection, at least one sealing surface being positioned so as to cooperate with the at least one sealing surface of the male end along a radially interfering contact zone, and finishing in a terminal surface which is transversely orientated with respect to the axis of the connection, the tangent at the contact zone of said at least one sealing surface being inclined in a straight line forming an angle β with the axis of the threaded connection, wherein the inclination defined by the tapered generatrix relative to the threaded zones is in a direction opposite to the inclination defined by the tangent at the contact zone of said at least one sealing surface.