Connector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11846314
APP PUB NO 20180306222A1
SERIAL NO

15770168

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An elongate connector for subsea connection of cables and the like to wind turbine generators has a plurality of locking elements arranged on ramp surfaces and held in a plurality of cages on the connector. The cages are moveable to move the locking elements along the ramp surfaces between an engaged position and a disengaged position and the plurality of cages are moveable independently of each other. A release collar is provided, which can move all the cages simultaneously to the disengaged position, in order to allow removal of the connector.

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Patent Owner(s)

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BALLTEC LIMITEDMORECAMBE LANCASHIRE LA3 3PB

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
O'Connor, Daniel Carnforth, GB 32 1982
Parry, William David Loton Preston, GB 3 7
Preston, Jonathan Scott Preston, GB 2 2

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