US Patent 10060196 Methods of coupling a downhole control line connector

Methods of coupling a control line including axially aligning a first connector with a second connector, the first connector having a first housing and a pin connector, and the second connector having a second housing and a box connector. And angularly rotating one or both of the first and second connectors with respect to each other and thereby angularly aligning a pin mating face provided on the pin connector with a box mating face provided on the box connector, mating the pin connector to the box connector by further angularly rotating one or both of the first and second connectors. And communicably coupling one or more first communication media in the pin connector with one or more second communication media in the box connector.