Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rod connector and method
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Application No.: US16603346Application Date: 2018-04-06
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Publication No.: US11560883B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Stephan Maras , Earl Foote , Vladimir Scekic , Sumit Shah , Michael Stankovsky
- Applicant: AMERICAN BLOCK
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: AMERICAN BLOCK
- Current Assignee: AMERICAN BLOCK
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Conley Rose, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2018/026503 WO 20180406
- International Announcement: WO2018/187715 WO 20181011
- Main IPC: F04B53/14
- IPC: F04B53/14 ; F04B15/02 ; F04B53/16 ; F16B7/04

Abstract:
A rod connector for coupling with a rod of a pump includes a cylinder including a bore, an actuator rotatably disposed in the bore of the cylinder, wherein the actuator is configured to actuate the rod connector between locked and unlocked positions, and a first coupler disposed in the bore of the cylinder and configured to releasably couple with a first rod of the pump, wherein the actuator includes an outer surface including a first pair of opposing engagement surfaces and a second pair of opposing engagement surfaces, and wherein a diameter extending between the first pair of engagement surfaces is less than a diameter extending between the second pair of surfaces.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210088035A1 ROD CONNECTOR AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2021-03-25
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