<p>An end fitting, particularly a pipe towing head, has an expandable element (44; 144) that is surrounded by a skirt (18) of a tubular body (14), so that a pipe end portion can be gripped between them. The element may have pipe gripping ribs which get less aggressive reawardly, since the element is expandable by a mandrel (45) that leads to the greatest expansion at the rear.</p>
申请公布号
WO9507430(A1)
申请公布日期
1995.03.16
申请号
WO1994GB01980
申请日期
1994.09.12
申请人
STEVE VICK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED;BREWIS, RODERICK, CHARLES;KENT, STEVEN, JAMES