Breakaway assembly

A breakaway assembly comprising:

• a first connector;
• a second connector releasably coupleable to said first connector, wherein said assembly is movable between a first configuration in which said first and second connectors are releasably coupled and together define a fluid path through which fluid is flowable, and a second configuration in which said first and second connectors are not coupled together, wherein said assembly is configured to move from said first configuration to said second configuration when a predetermined separation force is applied to said assembly;
• a closure valve positioned in one of said first or second connectors, wherein said closure valve is configured to be in an open position when said assembly is in said first configuration to allow fluid to flow therethrough, and to move to a closed position when said assembly moves to said second configuration to generally block the flow of fluid therethrough;
• an attraction member coupled to one of the first or second connectors;
• and
• a magnet unit coupled to the other one of the first or second connectors, wherein the attraction member and the magnet unit are magnetically attracted to each other when the assembly is in the first configuration to retain assembly in the first configuration, wherein the magnet unit includes a channel or channels that includes a plurality of magnets or a magnet received therein, wherein the magnets are positioned at an angle other than perpendicular relative to a radial line of the breakaway assembly in axial end view, wherein each magnet is generally shaped as rectangular prism and is aligned with a radial line of the breakaway assembly in axial end view.

A breakaway assembly comprising:

• a first connector;
• a second connector releasably coupleable to said first connector, wherein said assembly is movable between a first configuration in which said first and second connectors are releasably coupled and together define a fluid path through which fluid is flowable, and a second configuration in which said first and second connectors are not coupled together, wherein said assembly is configured to move from said first configuration to said second configuration when a predetermined separation force is applied to said assembly;
• a closure valve positioned in one of said first or second connectors, wherein said closure valve is configured to be in an open position when said assembly is in said first configuration to allow fluid to flow therethrough, and to move to a closed position when said assembly moves to said second configuration to generally block the flow of fluid therethrough;
• an attraction member coupled to one of the first or second connectors;
• and
• a magnet unit coupled to the other one of the first or second connectors, wherein the attraction member and the magnet unit are magnetically attracted to each other when the assembly is in the first configuration to retain assembly in the first configuration, wherein the magnet unit includes a channel or channels that includes a plurality of magnets or a magnet received therein, wherein the magnets are positioned at an angle other than perpendicular relative to a radial line of the breakaway assembly in axial end view, and wherein a pole of each magnet is oriented perpendicular to a central axis of the assembly.

A breakaway assembly comprising:

• a first connector;
• a second connector releasably coupleable to said first connector, wherein said assembly is movable between a first configuration in which said first and second connectors are releasably coupled and together define a fluid path through which fluid is flowable, and a second configuration in which said first and second connectors are not coupled together, wherein said assembly is configured to move from said first configuration to said second configuration when a predetermined separation force is applied to said assembly;
• a closure valve positioned in one of said first or second connectors, wherein said closure valve is configured to be in an open position when said assembly is in said first configuration to allow fluid to flow therethrough, and to move to a closed position when said assembly moves to said second configuration to generally block the flow of fluid therethrough;
• an attraction member coupled to one of the first or second connectors;
• and
• a magnet unit coupled to the other one of the first or second connectors, wherein the attraction member and the magnet unit are magnetically attracted to each other when the assembly is in the first configuration to retain assembly in the first configuration, wherein the magnet unit includes a channel or channels that includes a plurality of magnets or a magnet received therein, wherein the magnets are positioned at an angle other than perpendicular relative to a radial line of the breakaway assembly in axial end view, wherein each magnet is generally shaped as a rectangular prism, and wherein each magnet has a longest dimension that is axially aligned and a second-longest dimension that is radially aligned such that each magnet is aligned with a radial line of the breakaway assembly in axial end view.

A breakaway assembly comprising:

• a first connector;
• a second connector releasably coupleable to said first connector, wherein said assembly is movable between a first configuration in which said first and second connectors are releasably coupled and together define a fluid path through which fluid is flowable, and a second configuration in which said first and second connectors are not coupled together, wherein said assembly is configured to move from said first configuration to said second configuration when a predetermined separation force is applied to said assembly;
• and
• a closure valve positioned in one of said first or second connectors, wherein said closure valve is configured to be in an open position when said assembly is in said first configuration to allow fluid to flow therethrough, and to move to a closed position when said assembly moves to said second configuration to generally block the flow of fluid therethrough, wherein at least part of one of the first or second connectors is axially movable relative to a remaining portion of the one of the first or second connectors, or is axially movable relative to the other one of the first or second connectors, when the assembly is in the first configuration and while the closure valve remains open, to accommodate force spikes, wherein the assembly is configured such that such axial movement of the at least part of the first or second connectors to accommodate force spikes is independent of movement of the assembly between the first and second configurations.

A breakaway assembly comprising:

• a first connector;
• a second connector releasably coupleable to said first connector by a coupling mechanism, wherein said assembly is movable between a first configuration in which said first and second connectors are releasably coupled by the coupling mechanism and together define a fluid path through which fluid is flowable, and a second configuration in which said first and second connectors are not coupled together by the coupling mechanism, wherein said assembly is configured to move from said first configuration to said second configuration when a predetermined separation force is applied to said assembly;
• and
• a closure valve positioned in one of said first or second connectors, wherein said closure valve is configured to be in an open position when said assembly is in said first configuration to allow fluid to flow therethrough, and to move to a closed position when said assembly moves to said second configuration to generally block the flow of fluid therethrough, wherein at least part of one of the first or second connectors is axially movable relative to a remaining part of the assembly when the assembly is in the first configuration, and while the closure valve remains open, to accommodate force spikes, wherein the assembly is configured such that such axial movement of the at least part of the one of the first or second connectors to accommodate force spikes is independent of any movement or operation of the coupling mechanism.