Self-aligning connector assembly
CA 1188719 A · Owner: Dril-Quip, Inc. · Inventors: Reimert, Larry E.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
Connector apparatus includes a guide surface spaced from internal threads on one member for receiving external threads on a second member, whereby the two members may be threadedly engaged with the guide surface constraining relative orientation between the two members prior to threaded engagement to avoid cross-threading.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted June 11, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 11, 2002.
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