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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350821 | Method and system for purging a dispensed fluid within a fluid dispensing system including a filter-free connector apparatus A connector apparatus is provided which is configured to replace a separation module in a system for dispensing a fluid. When it is desired to purge the system of a dispensed fluid, the connector apparatus, having the same configuration of an inlet and an outlet as ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338088 | Connector A connector is provided for selectively coupling one or more lines or wires (19′, 19″) to a receiving and/or transporting device (27). The connector comprises at least one line or wire receiving ferrule (7) having a plurality of line and/or ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7261122 | Valve for an expandable gas or fluid distribution system A system and method for a valve for an expandable gas or fluid valve is disclosed. The valve comprises an electromagnetic switch with a male connector on one face, and a female connector on an opposite face. The electromagnetic switch has a passageway connecting the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7220291 | Filter housing assembly A filter housing assembly having a gas-tight seal and a method of replacing a filter are generally provided. In one embodiment, the filter housing assembly includes a housing having an opening adapted to receive a filter and an inlet. A seal member is coupled to the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7128091 | Sexless coupling for fire hydrant-fire hose connection A sexless coupling for coupling a fire hose to the externally threaded neck of a fire hydrant. The coupling comprises an internally threaded collar portion for threading onto the neck of the fire hydrant, the internally threaded collar portion having a flapper valve... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7052046 | Method and apparatus for a retractable pneumatic line coupling protector The invention protects an at least two component pneumatic coupling. One embodiment contains a spring stop rigidly coupled to one of the pneumatic coupling components, and a spring between the spring stop and a housing. The invention includes a method of protecting ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051697 | IC engine flushing system with specialized adapters for coupling the system to different oil flow ports of the engine An adapter system for use with an internal combustion engine flushing apparatus which permits connection to the crankcase and to the oil filter of internal combustion engines. A first adapter assembly enables a conduit hose of a flushing apparatus to be connected wi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029303 | Hermaphroditic handle socket assembly and pin assembly A electrical cable assembly with hermaphroditic coupling with a high current rating, is disclosed. The electrical cable assembly with hermaphroditic coupling includes a pin contact terminal in a first coupling sleeve and a hyperboloid socket terminal in a second cou... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6942255 | Twist fitting for air tank connections A fitting connector for a pressure vessel including a bushing for mounting within an aperture defined in a pressure vessel wall. The bushing includes a cylindrical bushing body having a head portion at one end thereof and including at least a pair of locking members... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932105 | Antifreezing guard for pipes A system and kit for forming an inexpensive protective plenum around pipes subject to freezing is disclosed. The system uses tubes formed of thin, flexible material, such as plastic tubes, to form the plenum. The plenum may be installed in sections with the sections... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6848628 | Modular fountain with bayonet connector A modular fountain includes a base, a bowl and a top or statue supported on the bowl by a pump housing in the bowl. Twist and lock bayonet type connectors are provided for connecting the base to the bowl and the top, if used, to the bowl at the pumping housing. A th... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6450542 | Fire hydrant hose adapter An adapter for use in coupling fire hoses and the like, of two different diameters, to a single selected port on a fire hydrant is described. A rigid tubular member is provided with a thread at one end to releasably attach to a complementary thread at the... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6328350 | Quarter turn coupling and adapter for hose of 1/2 inch to 7/8 inch diameter A hose coupling for 1/2 inch to 7/8 inch hose comprised of a coupling member having fastening means and a cylindrical opening therethrough, the fastening means comprising a cam and ramp, lug and face, the face supporting a gasket, the cam having a ramp an... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6102450 | Coupling half and method of making same A coupling half for interconnecting fire or other hose to a reciprocal connection mounted on another hose or on a fixed object. The coupling half includes two slots which enable the manufacture of the coupling half quickly, efficiently, and inexpensively.... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5333915 | Coupling A coupling half designed to mate with an identical coupling half to form a coupling for interconnecting sections of hose or the like, has a tubular body having at one end a projecting tooth and a complementary socket arrangement constituted by a plurality... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5295506 | Flow control apparatus A flow control apparatus having a pair of substantially identical housings, each having a path for fluid passage therethrough bounded by an annulus; a resilient body; and substantially identical portions borne by the housings releasably engageable to inte... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5005875 | Anti-torque coupling A universal-type coupling member including a head portion, a stem portion rotatable in the head portion, and a gasket inset in the head portion and in sealable contact with the stem portion, and having a fluid passageway therethrough is provided, which ca... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4900065 | Quick-connect fluid coupling A quick-connect fluid coupling for fluid conduits includes first and second identical inter-fitting bodies (10, 10'). Each of said bodies includes barrel portions (14) and sleeve portions (16). The sleeve portions include barrel accepting recesses (34). E... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4583769 | Hose coupling A hose coupling through which extends a passage between two openings one of which is defined by a spigot and the other of which is defined by a sleeve, and wherein the spigot is of approximately the diameter of the spigot with the sleeve being adapted to ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4523778 | Hose coupling The invention relates to a hose coupling whose halves are held together by identical cam rings (Storz coupling). For the solution of the problem to construct the connections which are to be arranged in the halves of such couplings to be short and light an... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4418946 | Quick acting coupler A quick acting coupler including a pair of identical connector members which axially interfit with one another and which are positively drawn together when rotated through a portion of a revolution thereby to transmit axial, shear, and bending loads. The ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4247133 | Device with mounting plates for a valve battery A valve battery device including mounting plates on which valves may be mounted, and of which a preselected number, each having passageways therein, may be assembled in serial relation to form a valve battery of any desired number. Each mounting plate is ... | 01/27/1981 |