United States Patent ‘USOO6848724182 ty (a0) Patent No. US 6,848,724 B2 Kessler és) Date of Patent Feb. 1, 2005 (51) THREAD DESIGN POR UNIFORM Sa6215 A 191995 Klemeich DISTRIBUTION OF MAKEUP FORCES Stee01 A ‘81998 Dreath SoarSit A 1000 Detange et at (75). lnventor: Francols Dominique Andre Lous 188513 A 122000 Oho eta eee oa fOHGTSIS BL + 10202 Snapp ca w 289984 7 (0585.29 BL + "7/2003 Quadgg ea 289888 (73) Assignee: Grant Prideco, Ine, The Woodlands, + cited by examiner TX (Us) ° Primary Examiner—David Bochos (1) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the erm ofthis Asan Evaminer—-Asron Dunwoody patent extended ot adjusted under 35 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-—C. ames. Bushman; USC. 1540) by 70 days, Browning Basan PC. (21) Appl. Nos 1021729 6 oaSTmAC Aes A threaded pin and box pipe connection having makeup eee Soules hat contact whe te pin and box heads ae fully ) Prior Publication Data crue Upon ial engage th shu sy ooououane4 Att jnks ofthe pin and box tteads furthest from the makeup Us uowoTTeTH Al eb 2, 2004 shoulders engage each otter and begin progressively sepa (1) Ic FIGL 2500 ‘ating from each other by an increasing amount along the @) USL 2/384, 288/383; 288/300 length ofthe engoged treads ina dection from Ihe ad of G8). Fleld of Search 285/333, 384, the pinto a gauge point ofthe connection. Upon application ‘Bess, 396 ofthe makeup torque, te separation betwocn the load aks subtest torque forces betveea the makeup shoulders 66) Roterences Cited slong ie length ofthe engaged threads to prevent concen- US. PATENT DOCUMENTS. 187380 A 81932 Peters etal SSIS A 811962 Der Wissel 320575 A 91965 Olis I ‘Sun096 A © 101965. an Der Wise Sh4ega0 ARID Dalley A'SW,7S4 A LORS. Saunders ea 4508889 A+ 81985. Welsh 492022 A * 12/98 Dearden ca. ‘$2023 A+ 12198% Dearden ea ons a AS8A2 A+ 81087 Ono ea 2as300 S864 A 6/1989 Green tration of stress forces near the base ofthe pin theead. The progressive separation of the Ioad flanks is achieved by progressively changing the piteh of the load flank ofthe pin fndior box thread to vary the thread with. The separation of load flanks is achieved without modifications of the stab ‘lank pitch, The load Hank pite is reduced uniformly along the thread length (o effectively achieve a different pitch per unit Iengih. The amount of the load Mank theead pitch reaction is equivalent to the makeup, for example, thiny ‘degrees of four threads per unit length 7 Claims, 3 Drawing SheetsU.S. Patent Feb. 1, 2005 Sheet 1 of 3 US 6,848,724 B2 FIGUS 6,848,724 B2 Sheet 2 of 3 Feb. 1, 2005 U.S. Patent 7°9ldU.S. Patent Feb. 1, 2005 Sheet 3 of 3 US 6,848,724 B2 FIG.5 eo 10 ue CREST 13, y re , DIAMETER - pa AN PITCH OIAMETER ROOT DIAMETERUS 6,848,724 B2 1 ‘THREAD DESIGN FOR UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF MAKEUP FORCES BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally tothe connecting together of threaded components. More specifically, the present invention relates to the threaded engagement of Tubular components that are used in the drilling and ‘completion of wells used in the production of hydrocarbous, 2. Proe Art Setting of the Invention ‘Typical oilheld pipe ineludes dil pipe, easing and tubing Relatively short pipe sections of 30 fo 40 ft or so in length ace secured to each otbec fo make a long string of pipe that ‘used inthe dling or consirction ofa well The drill pipe §s used to foxm a drilling string to deepen or work over the ‘well The easing pipe is used to case the wellbore to provide structural suppot forthe well. Te tubing pipe may'be used {8 a production tubing tring to bring the subsurface ol oF as 10 the well surface Each of the different types of pipe has a threaded end ‘configuration specially designed to meet its intended pur- pose as it structurally secures and seals the pipe ends Together. A common threaded connection is one in Which @ Pin, or male threaded member, tthe end of «tubular section ‘engages a ox, oF female tubular member, atthe end of the Adjoining tubular section, The box may be formed 28 an integral part of the tubular section or it may be formed by securing a coupling lo a pin end of «tubular pipe section, “The threaded connections of oilfield tubulars generally ‘engage each otber in an interference fit, in shouldering fit, ‘orn a combination of interference and shouldering Mt I a, lmerference fit, a tapered pin and box are tightly wedged together asthe pin is threadedly advanced into the box. The Jnterference fit provides both structural and sealing eonnec- tion between the pin and box. A shouldering connection ‘engages an annular shoulder on the pin with an annul ‘shoulder inthe box. The threads of the shouldering connec tion provide the structure holding the pin and box together. “The engaged shoulders provide the sel. ‘Threaded connections of both the inerFecence type and the shouldering type tend o Tul in areas of sess comcen- trations that occur during makeup and working of the ‘connections, Connections of the shouldering type induce ‘tresses inthe engaged pin and box threads a a result ofthe load occurring when the shoulders are torqued together ‘Shouldeting drill pipe tool joint connections typically fail in the threaded area within one or two threads from the base of| the pin threads, primarily as a result of the stress eoncen- teavion applied to threads as result of the shouldering torque. -Avariety of thread designs has been suggested to change the distbution of shouldering torque sttesses along the ‘engaged thread area of the pin and box of drill pipe con fections to minimize the wadency of the connections to fail in the aca of the base of the pin threads, Many of these thea designs dsb ts forge oad along the engaged threads by spacing the threads of the pin and fox st Joad flanks of the threads ate differentially loaded along the area of thread engagement. Acommon way of achieving this ‘effect isto vary the thread pitet of the engaged threaded ‘componeals Io change the distribution of forces along, the axial length ofthe threaded engagement. US. Pat. No. 4,549,754, belonging to the Assignee of the present invention, and incogporated leven in its entcety for % the 2 all purposes, addresses the problem of concentrated sess the threads near the base of the pin by decreasing the pin thread taper relative to the box thread taper to achieve the clfect of a changing thread pitch, At the fully made-up positon, the patented design causes threads remote from the forgue shoulder to became loaded before threads nearer to the shoulder ace loaded. The patent also describes a special thretd constriction to reduce maximum sess inthe thread rts US. Pat. No. 3,050,318 describes a technique for the Listibution of makeup forces in which the piteh of the threads of either the pin or box connection changes gradu- ally over the length of the thread development. The pte Giference is greatest at the middle of the thread develop. US. Pat, No. 4,842,464, relating (© bolt and nut configuration, distributes the axial load forces of = made up ‘connection by forming a out thread that i slightly different than the thread of the sew. The mut has @ non-uniform pitch that increases progressively helically and axially along the length ofthe aut, The see thread retains a uniform pitch along is entire length. While the described prior ar designs are effective in changing the Toad distribution inthe threaded area of the assembled members, they can be relatively dillcult 10 fabricate, requiring variation of mote than one variable in the pin or box eoafiguration or thread structure BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In a prefered form of th Invention, the load lank ofthe pin thread in a shouldering pin and box connection is ‘machined such tat the load flank ofthe fuetbest thread from the makeup shoulder on the pin has contact with the load fank of the box when the shoulders ae just touching. The load flanks of the pin and box threads nearest the engaged shoulders de not totic an there i¢a maximum gap between them at this point. The spacing between the Toad flanks varies uniformly along the lengib of the engaged threads from the maximum gap to full contact. The spacing between thretd loud Hanks distributes makeup und working seesses long tte length ofthe engaged threads to prevent damaging Sress coneealrations in the pin The change inthe ap length foreach revolution ofthe pi thread is given by the following relationship: 68 anon Tels ‘where the components of the relationship are defined as: Atbox)=Cross sectional area of box at mean thread diam- Afpin)=Cross sectional area of pin at mean thread diameter; ‘p(avz}~Averaye change in eflectve piteh of pin thread, EsModulus of elasticity of tol joint material, PeAxial force on makeup shoulder of pin at full makeup torque; and p=Nominal thread pth The thread configuration of the pia, or box, or both, may bbe machined to achieve the desired siess distribution along. the pin connection. ‘The preferred form of the Invention achieves the desired spacing between load flanks by appropriately machining only the pin thread of a shouldering pin and box conpection. The pin isthe preferred component for modification because ‘of the comparative ease of machining the pin thread as ceompared with machining the box threadUS 6,848,724 B2 7 Aeature of the present invention is that existing conven- tional connections may be modified to achieve the desired dsteibution of stesses in shoulering pin and box makeup, ‘Ths, existing inventories of drill pipe and other shouldering ‘conadetions may he modified in accordance with the teach= ings of the present invention by machining only the one ‘member of the connection, preferably the pin From the foregoing, i wil be appreciated that aa object ‘of the present invention isto provide a simple thread design for connecting together threaded tubulars that controls te distribution of forees existing along the length of the ‘engaged threads, ‘A related object of the present invention isto provide a thread design for use in shouldering connections that dis- tributes the malceup torque along the Length ofthe engaged threads to reduce siressconcenication i the threads adjacent the connection shoulders ‘An important object ofthe present invention is © provide a thread design for use ina rotary shouldered drill pipe tool joint connection that distributes the makeup and working. torque along the length ofthe engaged pin and box threads ‘ofthe tool joint to reduce the sess concentration of forces in the first and second pin thread adjacent the pin shoulder Another important object of the present invention is to provide a thread fora shouldering pin and box connection >. that evenly distributes forees induced in the connectir during makcup and working to enhance the dussblity and uility of the connection ‘Yet another abject of the present invention isto provide a ‘method for modifying existing threads in a. shouldering ‘connection io improve the distribution of makeup and work lng stresses in the connection ‘A general object of the present invention isto provide an improved shouldering connection by moxlifying. the pin threads, box threads, or both pin and box threads, of the shouldering connection of a previously manufactured con- nection by modifying the threads to provide a gap in the ‘connection between the oad flanks of the pin and box. threads atthe point of inital shouldering during makeup of the connection and in which, at such point of initial ‘shouldering, the wap decreases in size in a direction near the ‘shouldering point othe connection toward the axial end of the pi of the connection ‘he foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more Tully understand eller appreciated by reference tothe following drawings, spec Feation and elaims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 of the drawings is a quartersectional view of an ‘engaged threaded pin and box tool joint connection illus: © trating the thread desiga of the present invention: FIG. 2 of the drawings is a quarter sectional view of a 5°27" NC3S tool joint with a variable thread piteh of the present invention; FIG, 3 isan enlarged detailed view of the thread engage= iment of the tol joint of FIG. 2 within the circled area 3 of FIG. 2; FIG. 4is an enlarged detailed view of the thread engage ‘ment ofthe ool joint of FIG, 2 adjacent the pin nose ia the cieled area 4 of FIG. 2; IG. 8 is cross sectional view of un enlarged radius root that may be advantageously used in thread design of the present invention; and FIG, 6 a cross sectional view of a modified foem of a0 ‘enlarged thread root for ase with the thread design of the present invention, o 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENT FIG. Lilustates tool joint pin and box connection ofthe present invention indicated generally t 10. The connection 10 comprises a pin I and a box 12. The pin 11 includes an external shoulder 1 that engages the end or faee 16 of the box 12. The face 16 Functions asa box shoulder engaging the extermal pin shoulder 15, ‘The pia IL is equipped with a helically extending extemal pin tread tooth 20 that engages and mites with «belially ‘extending intemal box thread tooth 28. The box thread 28 Jncludes a Sib Mank 30 and load flank 31. The pin thread 20 similarly includes a sab flank 35 and a load flank 36 ‘As used herein, the term “slab flank” is intended to designate those flanks of the pin and box threads that fst {engage asthe pin is stabbed into the box and the term “load ‘Hank” is intended to designate those contacting flanks ofthe pin and box theads that normally contact with an increasing bearing pressure in reaction wo the load frees tending to separate the engaged pin and box ax FIG. 1 illustrates a gap 50 between the last full tura ofthe pin and box thread nearest the shoulders 18 and 16, The gap 50 is followed by succeedingly smaller gaps SI, $2, §3, and ‘4 between succeeding turns of the thread teeth of the pin fad box. Although not visible in the drawings, any gap between succeeding turns of the pin and box threads eon- tinues to diminish and the interference increases between ‘engaged thiead ater the gap closes in a diteeton from the tengaged shoulders 1S and 16 toseard the axial end 60 of the pin IL Astorque is appiod tothe pin and box connection 10, following engagement ofthe shoulder 18 and 16, the pin UI is drawn into tension and the box 12 is pulled into com- pression. Sulicient torque is applied to provide « preload bearing pressure between the shoulders 15 and 16 to seal the ‘connection to pressure withia the connection 10 wisen the ‘connection is in tension during drilling or other wel opera- tions. Because of the thread design ofthe preseat invention, the stresses exerted along the length ofthe engaged threads 20 and 25 are distributed to eahance the life ofthe connec: tio, ‘The taper, thread pitch, pitch diameter, thread profile and allother dimensions and configurations ofthe box 12 are in secordance with the specifications of the American Peteo- Jeum Insitute (API) for a rotary shouldered drill pipe tool {pint As used herein, references made to a standard dimen- sion or component are intended to refer tothe dimension of ‘component as defined in the specifications established for the indusiy by the APL ‘With the exception of the load flank ofthe pin thread tooth 20, the pin threads ofthe pin II are machined in secordance ‘with the API requirements fora rotary-shouldered too joint pin In the manufacture ofthe pin of the present invention, the pin is machined so that the load lank 36 of the furthest ‘head from the makeup shoulder 18 on the pin UL has ‘onet with the load lak 31 of the box thread 25 when the ‘makeup shoulders 18 and 16 are just touching. The load Hanks of the pin and box threads nearest the engaged makeup shoulders 18 and 16 do not touch and there is a gap 49, having 4 maximum width indicated at 50, between the pin andbox thread teeth. The arial distance hetween the load ‘Tanks along the helical length ofthe thread teeth 20 and 28 varies from 2 maximum gap 50 such as at SL to full comtact sth as indicated at 68,US 6,848,724 B2 5 The change inthe eap width 49 between the pin and box. thread teeth for each revolution of the pin theead tooth is ven by the following relationship: Ee rel ite ‘where the components of the relationship are defined Atbox)=Cross sectional area of box at mean thread diam A(pin)=Cross sectional area of pin at mean thread diameter; ‘dplavg)~Average change in ellective pitch of pin thread; ExMedulus of elasticity of tool joint materials FeAxial force on makeup shoulder of pin at full makeup Torque: and p=Nominal thread pitch FIG. 2 illustrates 4 57270" NC38 tool joint, manufac tured in accordance with the teachings ofthe present iaven- tion, For a 57x26" NC3S tool join, the change inthe gap width between the pin 20 and box 28 threads for each 2 revolution ofthe pin thread tooth 20 can be calculated using the following formu toe here the foregoing components are masked on FIG. 2 and defined as: Afpin)=4.342 sq, in, Cross seetional area of pin at mean thread diameter, Atbox)=9.075 sin. Cross sectional area of box at mean thread diameter 1E=30,000,000 psi Modulus of elasticity of tool joint rial 416,220 Ihs, Axil force on makeup shoulder a makeup tore: 1pa.250 in, Nominal thteadl pitch; te3.375 in. Thread length; ‘épfave)=0.000591 in, Average change ineffective pitel of box thread The gap width 49 illustrated in FIG. 3between the pin and boxcthrea load lanks nearest the makeup shoulder is 0,065 in, The gap is closed in FIG. 4. The interference between ‘engaged teeth may be appreciated as increasing in a dee tion from the pin shoulder toward the pin nose ‘Specific thread rot forms that may be desirably use with the variable load distribution design ofthe present invention ae illustrated in FIGS. § and 6 ofthe drawings. The thread oot forms of FIGS. § and 6 are more fully described in US. Pat, No. 4,549,754, The crest diameter is illustrated at 128, the root diameter is indicated at 129, and the pitch diameter § indicated at 130 FIG. § of the Drawings illustrates a modified thresd ‘trveure on a pin member HT having a root eidius indicated by an arrow 131 ats 1001 120 of the pia thread 113."The root radius 131 is increased approximately 50 percent over that ‘of atypical, standard API thread. For example, ina typical, ‘Standard API thread baving 4 threads per inch and 2 in. taper et foot the root radius 131 may be 0.038 in. The root radius fn the mosdifed thread siructure illustrate in FIG. 8 is preferably 0.05 7 in, This enlarged and gentler curve 132 in the root portion 120 may continue or may blend smoathly ino another curve 133 of substantially shorter rads 134. Ia this caso, radiue 131, which is «0.057 in, blends ito radius 134, which is 01032, The thread flanks form a 60 degzee ale bisected by a centerline 140 to form io angles of 30 degrees each. % o 6 The shorter radius eurve or the single radius eurve 133 is, terminates! a a Mat surface 13S that diverges outwardly a an angle of about 5 degrees from a plane normal tothe thread {nis fo-4 point where it engages or intersects the normally ‘loping wall of the unloaded thread. Thus, the radi pret trably does not extend beyond a plane 141 (FIG. 5) parallel to the thecad centerline and passing through the unloaded flank om the root side ofthe pitch diameter of he unloaded flank. To provide for wear of tools, the surface 138 between the root and loaded flank preferably diverges outwardly at about a 5 degree angle to te thread centerline. Ta conventional API threads, the thread root is truncated by providing a rot radus equal tothe distance between the ot diameter and a point representing the intersection ofthe planes ofthe oppesing flanks ofthe adjoining thread teeth The selected root radius and root teuncaton of an API thread ate equal and the centr of the root radius les onthe thread eaten. The thread form illustrated in FIG. 8 provides a root radius 131 that is greater, and preferably substatally ‘greater, than the root truncation, To provide thatthe load Hank be tangent tothe root radius, the center of the radius will lic on the unloaded flak side ofthe thread centerline Any increase of the root radius over root truncation will result in a decrease in maximum stress. Ths larger root ‘ais should extend to atleast the thread centerline 140 and preferably extend to the root diameter 129 ofthe thread as illustrated in FIG. 5, The pitch diameter line is ustrated at 130, “The root radius may not be inereased tothe extent that it reduces the distance from the root of the thread Io the bore of the tool joint substantially since this will esult in a Substantial weakening of the tool joint from the loss of petal. Using the criteria ofthis thread foem, no more than 2 fen percent reduction in pin crose-section under the lst ‘engaged thread will result. Also, the root radius should not be inereased to a point that is greater than a distance that ‘would intersect or exceed the pitch diameter. This condition is shown in FIG, 6 and represents the limiting condition of enlargement of root diameter ‘The limit of engaged root diameter, which is shown in FIG. 6 is sificult to use in practice since it would tend 10 produce an undercut area 136 that would make it difficult to ‘use standard cutting tools that move ina plane normal to the thread axis. It would be possible to use this limit of radius ‘with standaed tools if the undercut azea were eliminated and Mat sueace introduced, as indicated by the dotted line 137 Tt should be noted that one-half the distance slong a line extending normally to load flank and passing though the pitch diameter atthe unloaded flank is considered to be the limit of increas in root radius since a further increase in root radius would change the thread configuration above the ich diameter ad thus make the Uareads incompatible with standard API box thread. The piteh diameter represents the ‘pth of penetcation af the standard APH bread gauge and as Jong as the thread configuration above the pitch diameter ‘matebes an API gauge, the thread will mate wit a standard APL box thread. Also, the original thread shear area (base ‘width of the thread form) preferably is not reduced by more than 25%. Joining the unloaded flank tothe thread root by the surface 135 will accomplish tis objective. The modi cation of the thread below the pitch diameter line has the efect of reducing tess concentration inthe theead root 120 ‘without interfering with the thread fit withthe standard APL box thread, ‘The thread configu any point along the ton of FIGS. $ and 6 may be used at a threads. twill be appreciated that theUS 6,848,724 B2 1 thread 1001 configuration ilusteated in FIGS, $ and 6 applied to a conventional API pin provides a tapered pin member having an external V-configuration truncated standard thread. The standard thread is formed with atleast its last thread away from the end ofthe pin provided with a root cut ‘on a div that is greater than the ineation of the standard ‘API thread root and less than one-half the distance along @ line extending perpendicular Irom the ld flank to the pith diameter of the opposed unloaded flank. The load flank is, tangent to the root at their point of juncture and the root radis terminates on the unloaded flank side of the thread ‘cenerline and short of «plane parallel wo the thread center- Tine and passing through the unloaded flank pitch diameter. ‘The termination of the root radius is connected to the unloaded! flank by a surface diverging outwardly from plane othe termination ofthe root radius snd parallel to the thread centerline ‘Various additional modifications to the threaded connec tion described herein will be apparent from the foregoing description of the preferred embodiments. Although the invention has been described in detail for such ‘embodiments, it will he understood that this explanation is for illustration, and that the invention isnot limited to the specifically described embodiments. Alternative steucture and operating techniques will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view ofthe foregoing disclosure. Modifications are thus contemplated and may be made without departing from the spritof the iaventon, whieh is defined by the following claims. ‘What i claimed is: 1. Aconection fora threaded pin and hox constructed of 1 material having a modulus of elasticity “E and having ‘makeup shoulders that contact when threads of the pin and box are fully engaged, comprising: ‘pia thread having 8 oad flank and a stab flank wherein ‘axial foree on said load flank is increased a8 axial Toroe “E" on said makeup shoulders increases, said pin having a cross sectional area of “AGpia”" at a mean thread diameter of said pin, box thread having s eros sectional area of “A(box)" at a mean thread diameter of sad box, nominal thread piteh“p” for said box thread and said pin thread, and ‘an average change ia elfetive pitch “dp(avgy" over at least a portion of said pin threed of 2. A connection as defined in claim 1 whercin said pin farther comprises: «tapered pin member having an external V-configuration| ‘wuncated theead, said thread having at least its st thread away from the end of the pin provided with a rool cut oa a radius that is greater than the truncation of the thread root and fess than one-half the distance long 4 Tine extending perpendicular from the load flank t© the pitch diameter of the opposed unloaded flank, and said load flank being tangent to said root at their point fof juncture, said root radius terminating on the ‘ualoaded flank side of the thread centerline and shoe of ‘plane parallel to the thread centerline and passing through the unloaded flank pitch diameter, and said as % o 8 termination of said root radius being coanected 10 the ualoaded flank by a surface diverging outwardly fom a plane (0 said termination of said root radius and parallel to said thread centerline. 3. Acconnection as defined in claim 1 wherein said pin further comprises: a tapered pin member having an external Veconfiguration Icuncated thread with its root cut on a radius thal is ‘greater than the truncation of the thresd root and! less than one-half the distance along a line extending per. ppendicular from the load flank to the pitch diameter of the opposing unloaded flank, and ssid load flank being tungent to Said root at their point of juncture. 4. Aconnection as defined in claim 1, wherein said pia further comprises: «tapered pin member having an external Veconfiguration| truncated thread having st least one complete thread ‘provided with a root cut on a eadius that i greater than the truncation of the tread root and ess than one-half the distance along 4 line extending peependiculae fr the load Munk to the pitch diameter of the opposing unloaded flank, ad said load flank the tangent to ssid roo at their point of juncture, 5. A connection as defined in claim 1, wherein said pin further comprises: a tapered pin member having an external V-configuration truncated thread, sid thread having at least is last tead away from the end of the pin provided with a root cut on aris that is greater than the truncation of the thread root and less than one-half the distance along, 1 line extending perpendicular from the loud Rank to the pitch diameter ofthe opposed unloaded flank, and said load Hank being tangent to said root al thei point ‘of junctuee, said root radius terminating om the ualoaded Hank side ofthe thread centerline and short of 4 plane parse to the thread centerline and passing through the unloaded flank pitch diameter, and said termination of ssid rot radius being connected to the unloaded flank by a Surface diverging outwardly fom 4 plane to said termination of ssid root radius and parallel to said thread centerline. 6. Acconnection as defined in claim 1 wherein said pin unter comprises: «tapered pin member having an external V-configuration truncated thread with its root cut on a rads that is ‘greater than the truncation of the thresd root and! less than one-half the distance along a lin extending per- pendicular fom the Toad flank tothe pitch diameter of the opposing unloaded flank, and sid load flank being tangeat to Said root at theie point of juncture. 7. Aconnection as defined in claim 1, wherein said pin further comprises: a tapered pin member having an external V-configuration truncated thread having at least one complete thread ‘provided with a root cut on a ads that i greater than the truncation ofthe thread root and less than one-half th distance along 4 line extending perpendicular fom the load flank tothe pitch diameter of the opposing ualoaded flank, ad said load flank the tangent to said root at their point of juncture,