Quick disconnect coupler with selectively insertable valve assembly
US5634624A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L37/413
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A quick disconnect coupler for releasably coupling pipes which incorporates a valve assembly including a valve sleeve, a ring surrounding the sleeve, a spring for resiliently urging the ring relative to the sleeve and a valve seat carried by the ring, which valve assembly may be inserted within a principal member of a female element of the connector and be frictionally retained therein until being mechanically retained by a rear member selectively insertable within the principal member.
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