Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Locking quick connect spray shield with visual indicator
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Application No.: US14599583Application Date: 2015-01-19
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Publication No.: US10309566B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Francis R. Krug, Jr. , Robert K. Mullady
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Edward J. Wixted, III
- Main IPC: F16L35/00
- IPC: F16L35/00 ; F16L23/00 ; H05K7/20 ; F16L37/23 ; F16L33/32

Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for a quick connect spray shield includes an inner sleeve having a first end, a second end, and a center axis that is parallel to an axis from the first end to the second end, wherein the inner sleeve has an inner surface that is contoured to position the inner sleeve relative to a female quick connect fitting; and an outer sleeve having a first end, a second end, and a center axis that is parallel to the center axis of the inner sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve has an inner surface contoured to position the outer sleeve relative to an actuating collar of the female quick connect fitting, wherein the actuating collar has an engaged position and a disengaged position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160208967A1 LOCKING QUICK CONNECT SPRAY SHIELD WITH VISUAL INDICATOR Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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