Preconditioned air connector assembly for aircraft

A preconditioned air connector, comprising:

• a hollow body configured to route a fluid therethrough;
• a first hook member configured to mate with a cooperating element to draw the hollow body into fluid communication with a mating component;
• a first pivotable member actuatable along an arc in a plane generally tangential to the hollow body to direct axial translation of the first hook member from a first position to a second position to draw the hollow body into fluid communication with the mating component, wherein the first pivotable member comprises a first arcuate camming surface having a first locking portion that secures the connector in a fully engaged position with respect to the mating component;
• a second hook member configured to mate with a second cooperating element to draw the hollow body into fluid communication with the mating component;
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• a second pivotable member actuatable along an arc in a plane generally tangential to the hollow body to direct axial translation of the second hook member from a first position to a second position to draw the hollow body into fluid communication with the mating component, wherein the second pivotable member comprises a second arcuate camming surface having a second locking portion that secures the connector in a fully engaged position with respect to the mating component.

A preconditioned air connector, comprising:

• a hollow body configured to route a fluid therethrough;
• a first hook member configured to mate with a cooperating element to draw the hollow body into fluid communication with a mating component;
• a first pivotable member actuatable along an arc in a plane generally tangential to the hollow body to direct axial translation of the first hook member from a first position to a second position to draw the hollow body into fluid communication with the mating component, wherein the first pivotable member comprises a first arcuate camming surface having a first locking portion that secures the connector in a fully engaged position with respect to the mating component;
• a second hook member disposed at a diametrically opposite location around the hollow body from the first hook member and configured to mate with a second cooperating element to draw the hollow body into fluid communication with the mating component;
• a second pivotable member actuatable along an arc in a plane generally tangential to the hollow body but opposite from the direction of actuation of the first pivotable member to direct axial translation of the second hook member from a first position to a second position to draw the hollow body into fluid communication with the mating component, wherein the second pivotable member comprises a second arcuate camming surface having a second locking portion that secures the connector in a fully engaged position with respect to the mating component;
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• a flexible seal disposed adjacent to the hollow body, the flexible seal being compressed against the mating component when the hook members are translated from the first to the second position.