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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172271 | Hose coupling locking mechanism A locking clip for use with a hose coupling is provided that includes a first member and a second member that grasp and maintain a locking arm of a locking mechanism commonly used in conjunction with hose couplings. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7390025 | Secondary latch/verifier for a quick connector A quick connector coupling comprising a female connector body, a tubular male member, a primary retainer and a secondary latch/verifier. The female connector body has a through bore and transverse slots open to the bore. The male tubular member with an annular upset... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7341282 | Detachable plug coupling provided with an additional locking element The detachable plug coupling operative to connect fluid lines, particularly fuel lines of motor vehicles. The plug coupling includes a tubular insertion part with an encircling retaining rib and a coupling housing having a cylindrical accommodating space for the ins... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338087 | Connector fitting A connector fitting for fixing a longitudinal body, for example, a cable, a hose, a pipe, a corrugated hose to a wall opening. The connector fitting includes a chuck, which penetrates the opening and includes slits that extend in an axial direction. The chuck is rad... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338086 | Connector with enhanced safety A connector with enhanced safety includes: a female component defining a stepped housing, a male component with a flange, whereof the outer diameters correspond to those of the stepped housing of the female component, a lock collar transversely mobile in a base of t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325841 | Device for the coaxial connection of two manifolds A coaxial connection having a device and a first manifold (12) comprising a protrusion (18) able to be received in a neck (22) on a second manifold (14). The device is produced in the form of an open collar (10) produced from an el... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7291033 | Snap-on and self-lock RF coaxial connector The invention disclosed a RF coaxial connector. The RF coaxial connector comprises a plug connector and a jack connector that can be inserted into the plug connector. A groove is provided on an outer surface of said jack connector. Said plug connector includes a cor... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7243953 | Coupling apparatus including release preventing structure A coupling apparatus includes a pair of cylindrical coupling main bodies which are concentrically and oppositely arranged to each other and which have the same structure as to each other, liners which are accommodated in the coupling main bodies respectively, and a ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7201404 | Union nut with lock member Union nut (10) includes body (20) and lock member (50). Body (20) includes thread retaining end (30) with threads (33) for mounting upon a threaded pipe (120) and flange retaining end (40) including partial col... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195286 | Tube joint A tube can be easily attached to and detached from the tube joint by one hand. The tube joint comprises: a body proper having one open end, from which the tube is inserted; and a locking member locking the tube in the body proper. The locking member includes: a ring... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185922 | Anti-rotation device and anti-rotation structure for a pipe and a connector Anti-rotation device for a pipe and a connector has a pipe connecting portion and a connector connecting portion constructed integrally on the pipe connecting portion. The anti-rotation device is mounted on the pipe and the connector while the pipe connecting portio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7128347 | Passive transmitter for a quick connector A quick connector coupling for forming a joint in a fluid line system. The quick connector coupling comprises a female connector body, a male member and a latch coupled to the connector body. The female connector body has slots formed therethrough and a bore extendi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108297 | Quick connector An inner peripheral surface of a tube connecting portion of a tubular connector housing is divided into a first receiving portion on one axial side and a second receiving portion on an opposite axial side by an inwardly directed annular parting projection. A first O... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7055864 | Pneumatic coupling A pneumatic coupling is provided. The pneumatic coupling is configured to couple a plurality of pneumatic lines together. According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the pneumatic coupling includes first and second housings and a plurality of fi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044218 | Apparatus for radially expanding tubular members An apparatus for radially expanding tubular members. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029036 | Rotatable two part quick connection A fluid quick connector includes first and second rotatably, non-axially movably engaged housings. A retainer is mountable in the second housing for lockingly coupling a fluid operative element to the second housing. The first housing has an annular recess at one en... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021669 | Coupling part for a fluid coupling device A coupling part for a fluid coupling device, especially a hose coupling, which has a looking device switchable between two positions. The locking device has locking elements mounted on a base body, and a socket-shaped actuating element that interacts with the lockin... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6964434 | Coupling part by which at least one tubular or bar-shaped part is connected to a further part A coupling part joins at least one tubular or bar-shaped part to a further part. The coupling part contains at least one sleeve part that accommodates the tubular or bar-shaped part, whereby at least one first detent element is provided on the inside of the sleeve p... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955498 | Circular conduit opening closure device The closure device for a circular conduit opening may be used to inhibit entry of debris and other matter into a conduit. The closure device may have an outer band, an inner band and a cover wherein a perimeter edge of the cover may be fastened between the outer ban... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941820 | Cuff type clamping force sensor A cuff type clamping force sensor is mounted around a surface of a load-bearing round column of a forming machine, so as to measure any stretch, tension, and surface stress of the load-bearing round column. The clamping force sensor mainly includes a cuff-type locat... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6902211 | Quick connect/disconnect coupling A quick connect/disconnect coupling that eliminates the need for tools and the tedious loosening and tightening of hose clamps when detaching and reattaching hoses, such as dust collection system hoses, between machines. The coupling includes a first fitting adapted... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899094 | Cooking assembly with a retaining clip for coupling first and second tubes thereof A cooking assembly includes a first tube formed with two diametric openings, and a second gas tube extending into the first tube and having an annular groove aligned with the openings in the first tube. A retaining clip includes a U-shaped segment disposed at one si... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6848722 | Coupling A coupling for connecting a vacuum line to a body such as an autoclave to be evacuated, the coupling having a first part adapted to be sealingly engaged by welding upon the wall of the autoclave about an aperture therein, and having an internal bore which thus commu... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6530604 | Coupling system with blocking device A coupling arrangement connects two elements with each other. The coupling arrangement includes a plug element and a bushing element which are configured in such a manner that they can be plugged together and locked in position by means of an expandable r... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6447028 | Joint fitting A fitting for connecting two components is described. The fitting may be explosion proof for use in hazardous environments. The fitting may swivel allowing fast and easy connection to fixed components, thus minimizing the time required for installation an... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6412827 | Lockable quick connect/disconnect coupling A QCD coupling in which a rotating subsidiary locking means is provided which is both positive in its locking action, locks all of the levers simultaneously, and does not involve any small or readily losable parts, as the subsidiary locking means is itsel... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6343770 | Reusable, separable, structural connector assembly An easy to use, and reuse, separation connector is disclosed that comprises a first component having a plurality of leaf elements with protrusions, and a second component having a recess for receiving the leaf element protrusions. The protrusions of the l... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6227493 | Reusable, separable, structural connector assembly An easy to use, and reuse, separation connector is disclosed that comprises a first component having a plurality of leaf elements with protrusions, and a second component having a recess for receiving the leaf element protrusions. The protrusions of the l... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6213521 | Quick release and bayonet connector for a suction cup The present invention relates to a quick release mount for a suction cup and a locking member for releasably locking the suction cup within a housing. The suction cup mount includes a bayonet coupling which is attached to the suction cup. The bayonet coup... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206433 | Combustion air conduit coupling A coupling is disclosed for connecting conduits that carry combustion air to an internal combustion engine. Two conduits are provide, a first one having an associated locking collar with slots and flexible locking fingers, and a second one having several ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6073972 | Composite body faucet connection A composite body 20 for a faucet assembly 21 that is mountable on a deck 62 and having a faucet body 22. The composite body 20 has a shank 66 affixed to the deck 62 and cold and hot water supply lines 38 that are connected in the shank 66 by a support pla... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5823702 | Fluid coupling and fastener capture device A new capture device comprising a plurality of axially extending tangs (42) on one (10) of a pair of complementary fittings (10, 14) in a fluid coupling and a polygonal circumferential groove (20) on the other fitting (14) adapted to engage the tangs. Upo... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5388864 | Air brake hose coupling member A coupling member for detachably connecting together two sections of air brake hose between railroad cars. Each coupling member has a hollow tubular body with one end attached to a section of hose and with an opposite end having an arcuate body portion ex... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5322451 | Vibration resistant electrical coupling with tactile indication An electrical coupling (10) adapted for connection to a complementary connector includes an elastomeric insert (16) having a plurality of inner cylindrical conductive contacts forming a socket and disposed within a cylindrical molded body (14) from which ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5275443 | Sliding collar quick connect The present invention is a quick connector preferably for use in connecting a fuel filler neck to a fuel tank. The connector includes a housing having a first end which receives a tube or nipple having an upset portion which is preferably mounted to the f... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5269620 | Secondary securing arrangement for spigot mounted components A secondary securing member is provided (19,28,29,30) for securing a first component (11) to a second component (13) when primary securing member (17) is inadvertently removed. The first component (11) includes an outwardly extending spigot (12) slidably ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5199894 | Self-locking connector Disclosed is a system for locking and unlocking a connector pair having a threaded clamping nut or ring that is rotatably coaxially supported on a first shell body for holding connector contacts in axial engagement. A multiplicity of first detent members ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5181860 | Electrical connector with rotatable locking ring An electrical connector includes a plug connector having a plug shell formed with a flange and a receptacle connector having a receptacle shell provided on its outer circumference with a fitting device. The electrical connector further includes a coupling... | 01/26/1993 |
| 4946205 | Connector for connecting small diameter pipe A connector for connecting a small diameter pipe is disclosed, the arrangement being such that: a joint body formed with an insertion bore for a pipe has large, intermediate and small diameter portions; a seal ring is attached to the intermediate diameter... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4936702 | Garden tool quick handle connector This invention relates generally to a garden tool quick handle connector and relates more particularly to a connection structure for quick connection of a handle to a garden tool wherein inner convex threads of the handle are conveniently arranged to enga... | 06/26/1990 |
