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US 5,842,682 AGranted
Non-leaking, non-venting liquid filled canister quick disconnect system
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsSteven M. Schennum, Reuben E. Oder, Christopher M. Miller, John J. Schwartz, Vernon S. Ping
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Abstract
A quick disconnect has a first member having an outlet with at least one passageway, an umbrella valve movably attached within the outlet for sealing the passageway, and a second member having an inlet with at least one finger which releasably engages the passageway and displaces the umbrella valve when the first and second members are removably engaged, thereby unsealing the umbrella valve from the passageway and allowing open communication from the outlet to the inlet.
Claims12
A quick disconnect, comprising:
- a first member having an outlet with at least one passageway, wherein said outlet is radially offset from said first member;
- an inherently pre-loaded umbrella valve having a stem and a skirt, said skirt movably attached within said outlet for sealing said at least one passageway;
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- a second member having an inlet with at least one offset finger which releasably engages said at least one passageway and displaces said skirt of said umbrella valve when said first and second members are removably engaged, thereby unsealing said skirt of said umbrella valve from said at least one passageway and allowing open communication from said outlet to said inlet, wherein said inlet is radially offset from said first member, and said offset outlet and said offset inlet are axially aligned when said first and second members are removably engaged.
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