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US 2026/0276121 A1Published application
Fluid couplings with in-line flow valve
AssigneeColder Products Company
InventorsSamuel M. Jang, Jack T. Stangl, Loi T. Truong
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Abstract
Some fluid couplings, as described in this document, have an actuatable valve. In some examples, the actuatable valves provide an unobstructed flow path when switched to the “open” position and a closed flow path when switched to the “closed” position.
Claims21
1-19. (canceled)
A selectively actuatable shut-off valve comprising:
- a body termination comprising a first fluid connection end and defining a longitudinal axis and an open internal space;
- a collar rotatably coupled to an outer diameter of the body termination, the collar comprising one or more protrusions;
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- an insert termination comprising a valve member, a second fluid connection end, and an open internal space, the insert termination defining one or more grooves extending around and along the longitudinal axis, wherein each protrusion of the one or more protrusions is slidably coupled within one groove of the one or more grooves,
- wherein the shut-off valve is reconfigurable between:
- (i) an open configuration in which a fluid flow path is opened between the first fluid connection end and the second fluid connection end and (ii) a closed configuration in which the fluid flow path is blocked between the first fluid connection end and the second fluid connection end, and
- wherein the valve member of the insert termination is positioned adjacent to the first fluid connection end of the body termination in the closed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.