INSERTABLE DEVICES FOR RETENTION SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES FOR ATTACHMENT AND METHODS OF USE
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1. A nozzle insert for an earth-boring tool, comprising:
- a body extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a first longitudinal end and an opposing second longitudinal end; and
at least one substantially circumferential groove in an outer side surface of the body between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, the at least one substantially circumferential groove comprising;
a first surface sloping in the direction of the outer side surface and the first longitudinal end and forming an acute angle with the longitudinal axis; and
a second surface substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
Insertable devices include a body and at least one substantially circumferential groove in an outer surface of the body. An aperture in a receiving device comprises at least one annular recess extending radially into a sidewall thereof. At least one resilient split ring fits partially into both the at least one substantially circumferential groove of the insertable device and the at least one annular recess in the aperture. Methods of inserting the insertable device into a receiving device and of removing the insertable device from a receiving device are also disclosed.
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31 Claims
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1. A nozzle insert for an earth-boring tool, comprising:
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a body extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a first longitudinal end and an opposing second longitudinal end; and at least one substantially circumferential groove in an outer side surface of the body between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, the at least one substantially circumferential groove comprising; a first surface sloping in the direction of the outer side surface and the first longitudinal end and forming an acute angle with the longitudinal axis; and a second surface substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An earth-boring tool, comprising:
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an aperture extending into an earth-boring tool, the aperture including a sidewall and at least one annular recess extending radially into the sidewall and generally normal thereto; a nozzle insert positionable into the aperture and comprising; a body comprising a first longitudinal end and an opposing second longitudinal end; and at least one substantially circumferential groove in an outer side surface of the body between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, the at least one substantially circumferential groove comprising a first surface sloping in the direction of the outer side surface and the first longitudinal end and forming an acute angle with a longitudinal axis of the body, and a second surface substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis; and at least one resilient split ring extending into both the at least one circumferential groove in the nozzle insert and the at least one annular recess in the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of inserting a nozzle insert in an earth-boring tool, comprising:
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positioning at least one resilient split ring at least partially into at least one annular recess in a sidewall of an aperture in an earth-boring tool; positioning a first end of a nozzle insert into the aperture through the resilient split ring to expand the resilient split ring, the nozzle insert comprising at least one substantially circumferential groove in an outer side surface thereof, the at least one substantially circumferential groove including a first surface sloping in the direction of the outer side surface and the first end, and a second surface substantially transverse to the sidewall; and aligning the at least one substantially circumferential groove of the nozzle insert with the at least one resilient split ring such that the expanded at least one resilient split ring at least partially contracts into the at least one substantially circumferential groove. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of removing a nozzle insert from an earth-boring tool, comprising:
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advancing a nozzle insert into an aperture until each of one or more resilient split ring positioned at least partially in one or more annular recess in a sidewall of the aperture is exposed; removing the one or more resilient split ring from the aperture; and removing the nozzle insert from within the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiving device comprising an aperture extending therein, the aperture including a sidewall and at least one annular recess extending radially into the sidewall and generally normal thereto; an insertable device positionable into the aperture and comprising; a body comprising a first longitudinal end and an opposing second longitudinal end; and at least one substantially circumferential groove in an outer side surface of the body between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, the at least one substantially circumferential groove comprising a first surface sloping in the direction of the outer side surface and the first longitudinal end and forming an acute angle with a longitudinal axis of the body, and a second surface substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis; and at least one resilient split ring extending into both the at least one circumferential groove in the insertable device and the at least one annular recess in the aperture.
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