| 摘要 |
A connector ( 10 ) for securing an elongate member such as an umbilical ( 12 ) a female receiving member such as an I-tube ( 14 ), has an elongate bend stiffening portion ( 25 ) and a securing portion ( 26 ) connected to the bend stiffening portion and continuous passage ( 36 ) extends through the bend stiffening portion and the securing portion. The securing portion has one or more securing members (e.g. steel balls ( 40 )) displaceable radially outwardly into engagement with the inner face of the tube, thereby securing the connector to the I-tube. |
