US 12,149,026 B2
Subsea connector handle
Thomas Cox, Ulverston (GB); James Pridmore, Ulverston (GB); and Jean-Pierre Smith, Ulverston (GB)
Assigned to Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/640,667
Filed by Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Bayern (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 14, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/075634
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/052905, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1913607 (GB), filed on Sep. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0325592 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/633 (2006.01); B21D 22/00 (2006.01); B23K 7/00 (2006.01); B23K 10/00 (2006.01); B23K 15/00 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01); B24C 5/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/523 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6335 (2013.01) [B21D 22/00 (2013.01); B23K 7/00 (2013.01); B23K 10/00 (2013.01); B23K 15/00 (2013.01); B23P 15/00 (2013.01); B24C 5/02 (2013.01); H01R 13/523 (2013.01); H01R 43/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a subsea wet-mateable connector handle, the handle comprising a handle part, a bushing support ring, a resilient bushing, a connector mount, and a securing pin; the method comprising:
cutting a handle part from a sheet of inherently corrosion resistant metal plate by a two-dimensional cutting process;
assembling a bushing support ring and a bushing onto a limb extending from the handle part;
mounting a connector mount to the bushing; and
fixing the connector mount and bushing to the handle part with the securing pin.