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Coupling ring, methods and applications
US8966718B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8966718-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213442064-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | Apr 9, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A coupler for a load-bearing, non-signal-transmitting cable includes a body portion having integral first and second ends and an integral gate having a key entry region, wherein the body portion has a free space at least partially enclosed by an inner surface of the body portion and the gate. A complimentary coupling ring includes an integral perimetal body having a head section, a foot section, and two arm sections therebetween, wherein at least one of the arm sections has a key region, further wherein the key region consists of a solid, integral portion of the at least one arm section. A coupler/coupling ring assembly includes a coupler and a coupling ring that is removeably engageable with the coupler. The coupler/coupling ring assembly is particularly suited for interconnecting lengths of load-bearing, non-signal-transmitting cable, particularly suited for, but not limited to, undersea applications such as attaching a seismic data recording device to the coupler via the coupling ring.
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We claim: 1. A coupling ring, comprising: an integral perimetal body in a form of a ring, characterized by a non-circular, continuous perimetal boundary having a head section, a foot section, and two non-parallelly opposed arm sections there between, wherein the head section has an interior curvature, C, and the foot section has an opposing interior curvature, c, where c>C, further wherein at least one of the arm sections has a key region disposed therein, further wherein the key…
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- What does patent US8966718B2 cover?
- A coupler for a load-bearing, non-signal-transmitting cable includes a body portion having integral first and second ends and an integral gate having a key entry region, wherein the body portion has a free space at least partially enclosed by an inner surface of the body portion and the gate. A complimentary coupling ring includes an integral perimetal body having a head section, a foot section…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Woodard Reagan, Basnight Matthew, Marc Etienne, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16G11/146. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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