Abstract: A protector for protecting a helical thread of a pipe comprises a body. The body has a central axis, an upper end comprising a base, a lower end opposite the upper end, and an annular connecting member extending axially from the base to the lower end. The connecting member comprising a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface. The connecting member comprises a helical thread extending radially inward from the radially inner surface or radially outward from the radially outer surface. The helical thread comprises a convex profile that is different than a thread profile of the thread of the pipe.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 17, 2012
Publication date:
August 22, 2013
Applicant:
DRILLTEC PATENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventors:
David W. Clem, Jeffrey D. Lendermon, Bryan C. Baker