Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Quick connect and quick disconnect system and method of manipulating a quick connect and quick disconnect system
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Application No.: US13924430Application Date: 2013-06-21
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Publication No.: US09863567B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Charles A. Lehmann , Lawrence P. Heren , Robert R. Brimble
- Applicant: Fiskars Oyj Abp
- Applicant Address: FI Helsinki
- Assignee: Fiskars Oyj Abp
- Current Assignee: Fiskars Oyj Abp
- Current Assignee Address: FI Helsinki
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F16L37/22
- IPC: F16L37/22 ; F16L37/24 ; F16L37/252 ; F16L37/107 ; F16L37/248 ; F16L37/113 ; F16L37/42 ; B05B9/01

Abstract:
A quick connect/disconnect system includes a male connector and a female connector. The male connector includes a first body having a fixed male protrusion and a first rotating ring assembly rotatably connected to the first body. The female connector includes a first coupling channel including a mouth configured to receive the fixed male protrusion and extending from the mouth toward a seat portion, a shuttle movable within the first coupling channel and including a flange configured to form a seal with the seat portion, and an extending portion extending within the first coupling channel and a biasing member configured to bias the flange into sealing contact with the seat portion such that rotation of the first rotating ring assembly in a first direction forces the fixed male protrusion to move axially into contact with the extending portion thereby moving the shuttle to force the flange away from the seat portion.
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