SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULL-ACTUATED SPLINE FOR COUPLING WITH A PIPE
First Claim
1. A pipe system, comprising:
- a tubular body having an axis, a bore extending in an axial direction, a tubular body retainer groove formed in the bore, and a tubular body exterior;
retainers configured to be mounted in the tubular body retainer groove only from the bore of the tubular body, such that the retainers cannot be installed in the tubular body retainer groove from the exterior of the tubular body, and the retainers are configured to be circumferentially spaced apart from each other with respect to the axis; and
a pipe having a pipe exterior with a pipe retainer groove configured to receive the retainers to form a pipe assembly.
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Abstract
A pipe system includes a tubular body having an axis, a bore extending in an axial direction, a tubular body retainer groove formed in the bore, and a tubular body exterior. Retainers are configured to be mounted in the tubular body retainer groove only from the bore of the tubular body. In one version, the retainers cannot be installed in the tubular body retainer groove from the exterior of the tubular body. The retainers are configured to be circumferentially spaced apart from each other with respect to the axis. In addition, a pipe having a pipe exterior with a pipe retainer groove is configured to receive the retainers to form a pipe assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A pipe system, comprising:
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a tubular body having an axis, a bore extending in an axial direction, a tubular body retainer groove formed in the bore, and a tubular body exterior; retainers configured to be mounted in the tubular body retainer groove only from the bore of the tubular body, such that the retainers cannot be installed in the tubular body retainer groove from the exterior of the tubular body, and the retainers are configured to be circumferentially spaced apart from each other with respect to the axis; and a pipe having a pipe exterior with a pipe retainer groove configured to receive the retainers to form a pipe assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A pipe system, comprising:
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a tubular body having an axis, a bore extending in an axial direction, a tubular body retainer groove formed in the bore, and a tubular body exterior; a retainer configured to be mounted in the tubular body retainer groove, the retainer comprises a retainer body and a bias member for biasing the retainer body radially inward, the bias member extends from the retainer body in a generally circumferential direction with respect to the axis; the retainer is configured to be actuated to a disengaged configuration by a radial force relative to the axis, and the radial force is manually applied to the retainer external to the tubular body; and a pipe having a pipe exterior with a pipe retainer groove configured to receive the retainer to form a pipe assembly.
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