Patent · US Expired

Quick disconnect water valve assembly

US5253842A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 1992
Grant dateOct 19, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/598
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A quick disconnect water valve includes a female housing for receiving a male coupling member. The female housing is formed with a channel therein providing a water pathway. An O-ring is disposed within the channel. The O-ring is disposed between a first sleeve and a second sleeve which aligns the O-ring relative to a male coupling member received by the female housing.

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