Wellhead connector

Claim 1

A WELLHEAD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING (A) A BODY MEMBER HAVING A PASSAGE EXTENDING AXIALLY THERETHROUGH, SAID BODY MEMBER BEING POSITIONABLE AND CONNECTIBLE IN AXIALLY TELESCOPIC RELATION WITH A LONGITUDINALLY PROJECTING WELL MEMBER HAVING AN AXIAL PASSAGE THERETHROUGH FORMING AN UNIMPEDED THROUGHBORE PASSING THROUGH SAID BODY MEMBER AND SAID WELL MEMBER, SAID WELL MEMBER BEING OF A SIZE TO FIT WITHIN THE PASSAGE OF SAID BODY MEMBER, (B) COOPERATING CONNECTOR MEANS CARRIED IN THE ADJACENT WALLS OF SAID BODY MEMBER AND SAID WELL MEMBER, (C) ONE PORTION OF SAID CONNECTOR MEANS COMPRISING SHOULDER MEANS FORMED BY A RECESSED AREA IN THE OUTER WALL OF SAID WELL MEMBER, (D) THE OTHER PORTION OF SAID CONNECTOR MEANS COMPRISING SHOULDER-ENGAGING LOCKING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BODY MEMBER IN THE ADJACENT WALL THEREOF IN A POSITION FOR REGISTERING WITH SAID SHOULDER MEANS, SAID LOCKING MEANS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY LATERALLY MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGING RELATION WITH SAID SHOULDER MEANS, (E) ACTUATING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BODY MEMBER AND BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LOCKING MEANS WHEN URGING SAID LOCKING MEANS TO A LOCKED POSITION IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHOULDER MEANS WHEREBY SAID ENGAGED LOCKING MEANS PREVENTS RELATIVE AXIAL SEPARATION OF SAID BODY MEMBER AND SAID WELL MEMBER, (F) SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING CONDUIT MEANS THROUGH THE WALL THEREOF THROUGH WHICH PRESSURE FLUID IS COMMUNICABLE TO SAID ACTUATING MEANS, (G) ANNULAR SEALING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BODY MEMBER AND AXIALLY DISPLACED FROM SAID LOCKING MEANS FOR SEALING OFF BETWEEN THE ADJACENT WALLS OF SAID BODY MEMBER AND SAID WELL MEMBER, AND (H) WEIGHT - SUPPORTING SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCUMFERENTIAL SHOULDER MEANS FORMED ON THE WALL OF SAID BODY MEMBER WITHIN THE PASSAGE THEREOF FOR SEATING ON THE UPPER END OF SAID WELL MEMBER WHEN IN ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH.