US3187773A
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Quick disconnect coupling
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-11-06
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1982-11-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Benjamin A Braunberger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:16
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L37/00; F16L37/08; F16L37/12; F16L37/127; F16L37/28; F16L37/30; F16L37/32; F16L37/33; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87917; Y10T137/87925; Y10T137/87941; Y10T137/87949; Y10T137/87957
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
IN A QUICK DISCONNECT COUPLING ADAPTED TO AXIALLY DISPLACE A PAIR OF IDENTICAL OPPOSED MATING PRESSURE NIPPLES HAVING SELF-SEALING INTERNAL VALVE MEANS OPERABLE TO PERMIT FLUID FLOW THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID NIPPLES ARE IN ABUTTING CONTACTING RELATION TO EACH OTHER, THE COMBINATION OF: AN OUTER STATIC COUPLING MEMBER, SAID COUPLING MEMBER HAVING AN INTERNAL LONGITUDINAL PASSAGEWAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH A FLARED END, A HOLLOW BODY SLIDABLY POSITIONABLE WITHIN SAID COUPLING MEMBER ADAPTED TO SLIDABLY MOUNT THEREIN THE SAID PRESSURE NIPPLES, AND PIVOTAL DOG MEANS ON SAID BODY, SAID DOG MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ARRANGED LEVER ARMS, SAID LEVER ARMS EACH INCLUDING A RELATIVELY SHORT NIPPLE ENGAGING PORTION AND AN ELONGATED DRIVING PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FLARED END OF SAID COUPLING MEMBER ADAPTED TO IMPART ACCELERATED FORCES TO SAID NIPPLES AND PERMIT FLUID FLOW THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID BODY IS SLIDABLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID COUPLING MEMBER FROM THE FLARED END THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
IN A QUICK DISCONNECT COUPLING ADAPTED TO AXIALLY DISPLACE A PAIR OF IDENTICAL OPPOSED MATING PRESSURE NIPPLES HAVING SELF-SEALING INTERNAL VALVE MEANS OPERABLE TO PERMIT FLUID FLOW THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID NIPPLES ARE IN ABUTTING CONTACTING RELATION TO EACH OTHER, THE COMBINATION OF: AN OUTER STATIC COUPLING MEMBER, SAID COUPLING MEMBER HAVING AN INTERNAL LONGITUDINAL PASSAGEWAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH A FLARED END, A HOLLOW BODY SLIDABLY POSITIONABLE WITHIN SAID COUPLING MEMBER ADAPTED TO SLIDABLY MOUNT THEREIN THE SAID PRESSURE NIPPLES, AND PIVOTAL DOG MEANS ON SAID BODY, SAID DOG MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ARRANGED LEVER ARMS, SAID LEVER ARMS EACH INCLUDING A RELATIVELY SHORT NIPPLE ENGAGING PORTION AND AN ELONGATED DRIVING PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FLARED END OF SAID COUPLING MEMBER ADAPTED TO IMPART ACCELERATED FORCES TO SAID NIPPLES AND PERMIT FLUID FLOW THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID BODY IS SLIDABLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID COUPLING MEMBER FROM THE FLARED END THEREOF.
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