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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7152886 | Preconditioned air connector assembly for aircraft A connector for coupling a preconditioned air source to an aircraft is provided. The connector comprises actuating members rotatably secured to a body. In one embodiment, the actuating members are supported, at least partially, by an integrated bearing assembly. The... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036850 | Pipe coupling A coupling to connect pipe, including lengths of pipe, valves, hoses, and pipe and hose fittings, includes a body to closely receive the end portion of the pipe to be coupled. A set of first class lever jaw members each having a power arm and a weight arm are mounte... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6953194 | Expandable band and locking mechanism The expandable band is used to secure a sealing element within a generally cylindrical structure, such as a pipe or manhole, or other round hole. The expandable band includes a band body having a first band end portion and a second band end portion. The first band e... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6672628 | Quick connect hose coupling A hose and quick connect coupling assembly comprising a receiving hose, an insertion hose, a pair of quick connect coupling halves each coupling half being identical to the other, and a securing clasp. The securing clasp releasably secures the coupling ha... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6588802 | Two-part, clamp-connected chimney flue tee A two-part clamp-connected chimney flue tee. The tee includes an elongated main section which is detachably connected to a transversely extending bull, or snout section. The main section has flue pipe connection ends and an oval cut-out portion in its sid... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6530605 | Quick-action coupling, especially for plain end pipes A quick connector for pipes for pressure or vacuum testing includes a tubular housing extending in an axial direction, a spreadable connecting element mounted within the tubular housing, formed as a sleeve and configured to clamp a pipe in a connected pos... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6182695 | Breakaway coupling and coupler therefor A coupler is provided which is mountable to a fitting of a breakaway coupling to facilitate assembly and disassembly of the coupling. The coupling has a first fitting and a second fitting which are held together by a ball in the first fitting which is rec... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6108871 | Removable steering wheel knob and base An apparatus in connectible to a steering wheel for aiding disabled drivers. The apparatus includes a base having a first part and a second part for moving with a respect to one another. The base defines a steering-wheel-receiving aperture between the fir... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6062609 | Cuff for connecting to an equipment, particularly a pipe The cuff (25) for connecting a tube (26) to two pipes (2) or two equipments together includes, at each end, a knuckle joint mechanism (31) bearing on a clamp (3) integral with the pipe (2) and which forces the end of the tube (26) against the mouth (4). T... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5944364 | Live swivel coupling device Live swivel coupling device has a hollow first housing and a hollow second housing, each of which is open on opposing ends in a main axial direction. The first has a generally radially symmetrical inner surface, an indentation in the inner surface, and an... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5924744 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling (20) for applications including, but not limited to, connecting a conduit to a cooperating fitting (28) on an aircraft. Particularly a pipe coupling (20) incorporating slot fill dowels (36). The dowels (36) provide obstruction to inadverte... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5368343 | Pull rings for the operating levers of quick connect/disconnect couplings A quick connect/disconnect coupling comprises locking levers. Pull rings facilitate pivoting of the locking levels to a release position. The pull rings are resiliently mounted on the levers in positions that prevent the pulls rings from interfering with ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5344194 | Connectors with lever Connectors with a lever in which a pair of male and female connectors are mated with and disconnected from each other by rotating the lever. The lever having cam grooves and a lock portion is rotatably attached to the female connector. Cam pins are attach... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5220810 | Refrigerant recovery system with flush mode and associated flushing adapter apparatus A refrigerant recovery system is operative in a recovery mode to recover refrigerant from an air conditioning circuit, and in a cleaning mode to cleanse the recovered refrigerant of impurities therein. In the recovery mode the refrigerant is withdrawn fro... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5122038 | High density grout pump A pump capable of shear mixing and supplying high density grout over long distances and through relatively narrow conduits. The pump includes a hopper, a series of agitators in the hopper and a coincident auger and rotor/stator disposed below the hopper. ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5056717 | Electromagnetic operated sprayer with a locking mechanism An airless sprayer is disclosed. A power sprayer equipped with an electromagnetic operated mechanism is easy in handling and simple in operation. However, in taking out a nozzle head, a piston pump and the like for the purpose of cleaning, it is very diff... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5026099 | Dry break coupler with ring collar sleeve operator A quick disconnect coupler comprising a coupler body, a latching mechanism for holding the coupler body to another component, a telescoping sleeve moveable axially on the coupler body to engage and disengage the latching mechanism, and a sleeve operator a... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5005876 | Quick connect-disconnect couplings A quick connect-disconnect coupling comprises a coupler joined to a standardized adapter to provide for fluid flow between first and second conduits. Locking mechanism comprises a four bar linkage which minimizes the manual effort required to connect and ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4722555 | Quick-connect coupling having heads unified with pipe A quick-connect pressurizable coupling assembly having mating male and female head parts each integrally attached to an outwardly flared pipe end by being cast around the pipe. The male head part is provided at its forward end with an angled sealing surfa... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4705305 | Coupling and clamping device The invention, of toggle principle to hold and join two tubes or shafts, has 3 main parts, which do not wear, have great strength which can be increased by increasing the width of its 3 parts, which can be attached together by adhesive and two flexible ru... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4659116 | Pipe union for cryogenic fluids A union for joining pipes, tubing, or other fluid conduits in a fluidtight manner includes male and female parts having respective inner fluid passages. The male part has a contoured lead end that slidably engages the female lead end which has a complemen... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4504085 | Reel assembly and clamping device Apparatus is disclosed for bringing into proximity and connecting a quench stack and monomer ring for the melt spinning of synthetic polymer fibers. These members are brought into proximity through use of a reel assembly and are connected by means of a cl... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4392513 | Quick disconnect safety coupling A coupling for connecting sections of flexible hose so that quick and safe emergency disconnection can be automatically effected. The coupling includes a female section carrying peripheral cam lever pins adjacent radial openings through the wall of the fe... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4334559 | Pipe coupling A coupling is provided for connecting a lance pipe to an oxygen supply line. The lance pipe supplies oxygen to molten metal in a furnace and is fed thereinto longitudinally by feed rolls as the end of the pipe burns off. The coupling automatically closes ... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4195865 | Apparatus for connecting tubular members Apparatus for connecting tubular members, particularly subsea pipeline sections, the apparatus including, in various combinations, a slip joint, which, following adjustment, can be sealed and fixed against further relative axial movement, a first boltless... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4124361 | Sealing device for filter cells A sealing device for a plurality of flow-through filter cells in a filter cell housing including a longitudinally extending toggle joint support member extending through opposed side walls of the housing and a plurality of toggle joints mounted at the kne... | 11/07/1978 |
