Coupling assembly
AssigneeStanley Aviation Corporation
InventorErnest A. Filippi
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Abstract
A pipe or conduit coupling assembly having a pair of confronting, fluid-conveying members, a longitudinally split coupler removably circumferentially surrounding the fluid-conveying members to limit displacement of the fluid-conveying members away from each other, and at least one electrically conductive spring metal jumper mounted exteriorly on the coupler to complete an electrical circuit between the fluid-conveying members. A special retainer and toggle clamp assembly extends circumferentially around the split sections of the coupler and has a special toggle clamp which is incapable of being improperly latched to releasably secure the split sections of the coupler in place. A special safety lock is provided to prevent inadvertent release of the toggle clamp.
Claims23
A coupling assembly comprising a pair of confronting fluid-conveying members of tubular configuration, means coupling said members together and including a coupler removably circumferentially surrounding said members and limiting displacement of said members away from each other, and at least one electrically conductive spring metal jumper disposed entirely externally of said coupler and mounted on said coupler on the outer side thereof for removal therewith, said jumper having portions which seat against outer surfaces of said members to complete an electrical circuit between said members.
A coupling assembly comprising a pair of confronting fluid-conveying members of tubular configuration, means coupling said members together and including a coupler removably circumferentially surrounding said members and engageable with said members to limit displacement of said members away from each other, and at least one electrically conductive spring metal jumper disposed entirely externally of said coupler and mounted on said coupler on the outer side thereof for removal therewith, said jumper having end portions which are yieldably urged into seating engagement with outer surfaces of said members to complete an electrical circuit between said members.
In combination with a pair of tubular fluid-conveying members, means comprising a coupler removably peripherally surrounding adjacent ends of said members for detachably coupling said members together and enabling limited angular displacement of said members relative to each other, and at least one electrically conductive, spring metal jumper carried on said coupler and disposed entirely externally of said coupler, said jumper being free of attachment to said members and having a pair of spaced apart legs which contact said members and which flex to maintain contact with said members as said members are angularly displaced relative to each other, and said coupler being disposed between said legs.
In combination with a pair of tubular fluid-conveying members, means comprising a coupler removably peripherally surrounding adjacent ends of said members for detachably coupling said members together, and at least one electrically conductive spring metal jumper mounted on said coupler on the outer side thereof for removal therewith and disposed entirely externally of said coupler, said jumper being free of attachment to said members and having portions which seat against outer surfaces of said members to complete an electrical circuit between said members.
In combination with a pair of tubular fluid-conveying members, means comprising a removable coupler detachably coupling said members together, and at least one electrically conductive jumper carried on said coupler for removal therewith and completely straddling said coupler on the exterior thereof, said jumper having a pair of spaced leg portions seated one against each of said members to complete an electrical circuit between said members, said coupler being disposed between said leg portions and circumferentially surrounding said members.
In combination with a pair of tubular fluid-conveying members, means comprising a coupler and a retainer assembly detachably coupling said fluid-conveying members together, said coupler circumferentially surrounding said fluid-conveying members and being longitudinally divided into a pair of separately formed coupling members, said retainer assembly circumferentially surrounding said coupling members and releasably circumferentially confining said coupling members, and an electrically conductive jumper completely straddling one of said coupling members and having regions in contact with said fluid-conveying members to complete an electrical circuit therebetween, said jumper having a portion extending between said regions and captured between a part of said retainer assembly and the exterior of said one of said coupling members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.