No-lock pneumatic coupler
OwnerWilliam L. Courtneyinventor
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A quick disconnect connector having a male member associated with a lifting device and a female member commonly associated with an inflating hose member of a conventional buoyancy compensator. The male member is not provided with a locking groove member, found with conventional couplers/connectors, to avoid the locking problems. The male member can also be provided with an outer circular flange member and a valve activating bridge member. In use, the male member is received within an internal passageway of the female member, which allows the bridge member to activate the valve to allow air to flow within a flotation chamber of the lifting device. The flange helps the operator in quickly removing the male member and also allows the operator to supply tension to depress the spring portion of the valve and open the flow of air.
A quick disconnect connector comprising:
A quick disconnect connector for use with an intended conventional lifting device to be deployed at depth, said quick disconnect member comprising:
A male valve activating device for use with a quick disconnect assembly, said assembly including a female member having an internal passageway and a valve disposed within the internal passageway of the female member;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.