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US 9,543,677 B1Granted
Quick connector
AssigneeStein Industries, Inc.
InventorTim Ferrier
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Abstract
A quick connector has a tubular male member with an interior lumen, an outbound end configured to allow connection to a hose and to a current conductor, and a pair of opposed radially outwardly projecting protuberances. A tubular female member has an interior lumen, an outbound end configured to allow connection to a hose and to a current conductor, and an inbound end sized to receive an inbound end of the male tubular member. The female member has a sleeve with an undercut lip at an inbound end with opposed slots sized to receive the opposed protuberances of the tubular male member.
Claims20
A quick connector comprising:
- an electrically conductive tubular male member having:
- an interior lumen;
- an outbound end configured to allow (i) connection to a hose and (ii) an electrical connection to a current conductor;
- a pair of opposed radially outwardly projecting protuberances;
- an electrically conductive tubular female member having:
- an interior lumen;
- an outbound end configured to allow (i) connection to a hose and (ii) an electrical connection to a current conductor;
- an inbound end sized to receive an inbound end of said male tubular member;
- a female member sleeve mounted on said electrically conductive female member, said female member sleeve having an undercut lip at an inbound end, said undercut lip having opposed slots sized to receive said opposed protuberances of said tubular male member,
- said male member being joined to said female member by inserting said inbound end of said male member into said female member with said protuberances in registration with said slots in said female member sleeve until said protuberances of said male member are received through said slots and subsequently rotating said male member relative to said female member sleeve to deregister said protuberances and said slots.
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A quick connector comprising:
- an electrically conductive tubular male member having:
- an interior lumen;
- an outbound end configured to allow connection to a hose and to a current conductor;
- a pair of opposed radially outwardly projecting protuberances;
- radial ports extending from said interior lumen of said male member at said outbound end;
- an electrically conductive tubular female member having:
- an interior lumen;
- an outbound end configured to allow connection to a hose and to a current conductor;
- an inbound end sized to receive an inbound end of said male tubular member;
- a female member sleeve, said female member sleeve having an undercut lip at an inbound end, said undercut lip having opposed slots sized to receive said opposed protuberances of said tubular male member,
- said male member being joined to said female member by inserting said inbound end of said male member into said female member with said protuberances in registration with said slots in said female member sleeve until said protuberances of said male member are received through said slots and subsequently rotating said male member relative to said female member sleeve to deregister said protuberances and said slots.
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A quick connector comprising:
- an electrically conductive tubular male member defining an interior lumen, said male member having a pair of opposed radially outwardly projecting protuberances;
- a first electrical conductor making an electrical connection to an outbound end of said male member;
- a first hose joined to said outbound end of said male member so as to provide fluid communication between a lumen of said first hose and said interior lumen of said male member;
- an electrically conductive tubular female member defining an interior lumen and having an inbound end sized to receive an inbound end of said male member;
- a female member sleeve mounted on said female member, said female member sleeve having an undercut lip at said inbound end, said undercut lip having opposed slots sized to receive said opposed protuberances of said male member,
- a second electrical conductor making an electrical connection to an outbound end of said female member;
- a second hose joined to said outbound end of said female member so as to provide fluid communication between a lumen of said second hose and said interior lumen of said female member;
- said male member being joined to said female member by inserting said inbound end of said male member into said female member with said protuberances in registration with said slots in said female member sleeve until said protuberances of said male member are received through said slots and subsequently rotating said male member relative to said female member sleeve to deregister said protuberances and said slots.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.