Fluid handling coupling body with latch
US11480264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L37/42
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fluid handling couplings can be made to connect and disconnect other members of a fluid handling system. For example, this document describes fluid couplings that are convenient to couple/decouple and that provide strong resistance to inadvertent disconnection when subjected to rotation while pressurized. In some embodiments, the resistance to inadvertent disconnection is facilitated by a latch mechanism of the female coupling that includes a protrusion that becomes seated in a groove of a mated male coupling.
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