Patent ID: 7434848

Claim:
A tubular connection comprising: a first joint having outer continuous helical threads; a second joint having outer continuous helical threads; a shell having inner threads that cooperate and fasten with the outer threads of said first joint and said second joint, said shell having a continuous helical inner thread pattern, wherein said inner thread pattern engages the outer threads of said first joint and said second joint; a pin disposed on a radial face of said first joint, and wherein said pin engages an aperture contained in a radial face of said second joint; wherein said first joint has a first inner bore and said second joint has a second inner bore, and wherein the tubular connection further comprises an inner sleeve positioned within said first inner bore and said second inner bore; wherein said inner sleeve has a cylindrical outer portion that is configured to be axially positioned within the first and second inner bore of said first and second joint, respectively.