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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4768006 | Electrical and mechanical coupling for coupling a microwave case both to its source and to its support, and a method of using such a coupling An electrical and mechanical coupling for coupling a microwave head case both to its source and to its support including a back stop and source-positioning pegs. A toggle fastener system is mounted on one of its faces with the toggle fastener system inclu... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4759572 | Tube connector A tube connector used to connect conduits for fluid pressure to pressure testing equipment, the tube connector including a piston slidably disposed within a housing, the piston defining a chamber for containment of a seal which engages the outer periphery... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4705303 | Detachable hose coupling A coupling for rapidly and detachably connecting a conduit pipe or hose to an opening is disclosed provided with an inner sleeve having a flange on at least one end, an outer sleeve capable of moving with little play about the inner sleeve, a groove for a... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4691942 | Hose quick coupling apparatus A quick disconnect cam locking fluid conveying coupling has a hollow male plug with there being an external circumferentially extending peripheral groove formed about the exterior thereof. The plug is received within a hollow socket and the socket has a p... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4651901 | Device for securing a dosing apparatus on a bottle A device for securing a dosing apparatus on a bottle, in order to ensure that the dosing apparatus is not unobservedly removed from the bottle, includes a plurality of securing members, each of which is hingedly mounted on the dosing apparatus. Each secur... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4647075 | Quick disconnect coupling having spring safety interlock A quick disconnect coupling element which includes a laterally ported female socket body having a hose-receiving neck projecting therefrom. A pair of spaced lugs are disposed on opposite sides of each of a pair of latching handle ports opening into the fe... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4618171 | Quick connect-disconnect coupling A quick connect-disconnect coupling for a fluid conduit structure and method of making same are provided wherein the conduit structure has cam devices for connecting and disconnecting a coupler member and an adapter member comprising the coupling and the ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4615546 | Multiple connector fluid coupling A multiple connector fluid coupling includes a plurality of quick-connect fluid couplings and comprises a first plate adapted to support a plurality of male connector parts, a second plate adapted to support a plurality of female connector parts in alignm... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4575130 | Coupling apparatus A coupling apparatus specifically designed for an elbow of a fluid distribution system has a pair of rollers which are rotatable about first rotary axes which are movable with respect to the elbow and second rotary axes which move the first rotary axes in... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4519635 | Quick connect-disconnect coupling A quick connect-disconnect coupling for a fluid conduit structure and method of making same are provided wherein the conduit structure has cam devices for connecting and disconnecting a coupler member and an adapter member comprising the coupling and the ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4332403 | Cam lock for a spigot A securing device for attaching and holding a press plate spigot to a base member of a filter press. The device includes lugs which are received through openings in the spigot, the lugs being attached to the base member levers having a crank arm made up o... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4326407 | Leak test tools A fitting for mounting to the ends of smooth wall tubes, particularly, expanded end tubes and beaded or barbed end tubes. The fitting grips behind the expansion or beaded end on the tube and seals on the tube outer diameter. The fitting also has a pressur... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4295670 | Quick-disconnect cam locking safety coupling A quick-disconnect cam locking safety coupling has a hollow male plug having an external peripheral groove. The plug is received in a socket. The socket has a pair of opposed openings opposite the peripheral groove. A gasket seals between the male plug an... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4254801 | Quick-acting closure unit A quick-acting closure unit for temporarily sealing the open end of a line used to convey a fluid under pressure. A cylindrical sleeve having a lower section that is tapered inwardly is passed over the open end of the line which contains a collapsible jaw... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4254973 | Fluid coupling seal A fluid coupling including an elongate female section with front and rear ends, a central flow passage, means to connect the front end with a fluid conductor and a central cylindrical socket entering its rear end and defining a flat bottom; an annular sea... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4225159 | Fitting for smooth wall tubes This invention relates to a fitting for mounting to the ends of smooth wall tubes, particularly smooth wall tubes having a bead on the ends thereof. The fitting both grips and seals the inside diameter of the tube, with positive adjustable handle torque a... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4222593 | Fluid-conveying coupling with safety locking device A coupling having male and female coupling members, at least one coupling lever pivotally mounted on the female coupling member and having a cam portion engageable in a groove in the male coupling member for releaseably coupling the male and female coupli... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4154465 | Fitting for smooth wall tubes This invention relates to a fitting for mounting to the ends of smooth wall tubes. The fitting grips on the outside diameter of the tube, and also seals on its inside diameter, with positive adjustable handle torque action. The counter forces of ID sealin... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4111470 | Releasable coupling and method for making such coupling The present coupling is intended to connect a tubular member to a further member such as a coupling sleeve or the like. The further member has an aperture for insertion of the tubular member and a hole extending substantially tangentially relative to the ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4077656 | Sealed joint and gasket therefor A joint between two members and a gasket therefor. The members have transverse annular opposed faces. The gasket is a ring having a base and a frusto-conical lip extending radially inward from the base. The base is adapted to be clamped between the two fa... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4059296 | Quick-action coupling for pipes or tubes A quick-action pipe or hose coupling made of a plastics material comprising a male and female member for attachment to respective free ends of first and second pipes to be coupled together, the female member being shaped to receive said male member and ha... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3976313 | Lauffen safety locking device for a coupling A coupling is disclosed made up of a female member and a male member adapted to fit together. The male member has an outer peripheral groove and the female member has fastening means including levers swingably connected to it. The levers can swing into al... | 08/24/1976 |
