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US 12,523,333 B2Granted
Fluid coupling and sleeve therefor
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsWilliam H. Newsome, Gary M. Jenski, Jr.
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Abstract
A fluid coupling includes a first coupling member, a second coupling member configured for connection with the first coupling member, and a sleeve disposed at least partially around the first coupling member and/or the second coupling member. In embodiments, the sleeve may include a first flame-retardant layer, a second flame-retardant layer, a third flame-retardant layer, and at least one reinforcement of a non-rubber, rigid material.
Claims7
A fluid coupling, comprising
- a first coupling member;
- a second coupling member configured for connection with the first coupling member;
- and
- a sleeve disposed at least partially around the first coupling member and/or the second coupling member, the sleeve including:
- a first flame-retardant layer;
- a second flame-retardant layer;
- a third flame-retardant layer;
- and
- at least one reinforcement comprising at least one strand of a non-rubber material embedded in at least one of the first flame-retardant layer, the second flame-retardant layer, and the third flame-retardant layer, wherein the at least one strand runs along the length of the entire layer such that opposite ends of the at least one strand overlap when the sleeve is disposed at least partially around the first and/or the second coupling member.
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A fluid coupling, comprising
- a first coupling member;
- a second coupling member configured for connection with the first coupling member;
- and
- a sleeve disposed at least partially around the first coupling member and/or the second coupling member, the sleeve including:
- a first flame-retardant layer;
- a second flame-retardant layer;
- and
- a reinforcement comprising a plurality of non-rubber strands embedded in at least one of the first flame-retardant layer and the second flame-retardant layer, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of non-rubber strands run along the entire length of the layer such that opposite ends of the at least one strand overlap when the sleeve is disposed at least partially around the first and/or the second coupling member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.