Medical gas outlet with support bracket
OwnerRobert Houghinventor
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Abstract
A support bracket is affixed to a medical gas outlet. The support bracket supports one or more elements of a gas circuit coupled to the medical gas outlet and prevents deformation of a lock spring of the medical gas outlet. The medical gas outlet can be a wall mounted vacuum or oxygen outlet.
Claims9
A method of preventing deformation of a lock spring of a medical gas outlet having a port that removably receives a quick connect of a gas circuit that engages the lock spring when received in the port, comprising affixing a support bracket to the medical gas outlet that has a support flange disposed beneath the port of the medical gas outlet which supports at least one element of the gas circuit disposed outwardly of the port when the quick connect of the gas circuit is removably received in the port of the gas outlet and prevents deformation of the lock spring.
A medical gas outlet assembly, comprising:
- a. a medical gas outlet having a lock spring disposed therein that engages a quick connect of a gas circuit when the quick connect is removably received in a port of the medical gas outlet;
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- b. a support bracket extending from the medical gas outlet, the support bracket having a support flange disposed below an opening of the port of the medical gas outlet and extending outwardly from the port, the support flange supporting an element of the gas circuit when the quick connect of the gas circuit is removably received in the port of the medical gas outlet and prevents deformation of the lock spring of the medical gas outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.