Transfer device
AssigneeChargepoint Technology Limited
InventorMathew Carmichael
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Abstract
A transfer device having an active member 10 comprising a main body 12 having an inlet 14 and an outlet 16 that can communicate with one another such that material may pass therethrough by means of a moveable/extendable conduit 18 moveable between a stowed configuration in which the inlet 14 and outlet 16 are not directly linked and an extended configuration in which the conduit extends between the outlet 16 and inlet 14 and in which the outlet 16 and inlet 14 are in communication with one another via the conduit 18 and material may pass therebetween via the conduit 18.
Claims35
A transfer device comprising an active and a passive member capable of mating and creating a seal therebetween such that two members may be releasably secured and sealed to one another,
- each member having a housing having a port and a door for selectively opening or closing the port to control the movement of material therethrough, wherein the door has a closed configuration in which the door is secured to the port and a seal is formed therebetween and the door is closed, and an open configuration wherein the seal is released and the door is open,
- wherein the housing of the active member further comprises an outlet that is capable of communicating with the port of the active member by means of a conduit moveable relative to the active member housing, said conduit moveable within the housing between a stowed configuration in which the port and outlet are not in communication with one another and an extended configuration in which the port and outlet are in communication with one another via the conduit such that material may pass therethrough.
A transfer device as claimed in 17 wherein the male member has a hexagonal cross section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.