Parker-hannifin Corporation

Theodore Thomas Amling

Le Yu

Phillip A Landis

Nathan Lynn Green

Jason Dennis Patch

Scott A Vinson

Burleigh George Bailey

Diane M Artman

Anna Ameser

George C Reichert, Iv

Peter Schupska

Jose Pagan

An example connector includes: a block having a plurality of through-holes; a clamp plate having a plurality of through-holes aligned with the plurality of through-holes of the block; and a plurality of fittings, each fitting having a first end inserted through a respective through-hole in the clamp plate to be received within a corresponding through-hole in the block. Each fitting has a second end opposite the first end and configured to couple to a tube. Each fitting has grooves for mounting a radial seal and a retaining ring. The retaining ring is disposed between the clamp plate and the block.

Dual-fuel multi-port connector

A threaded coupling for ensuring a complete connection between fluid conduits includes a body portion of a fluid conduit, an axially forward sealing surface, a thread, and an interference member. The interference member is disposed on the body portion and is engageable with a portion of another fluid conduit to apply a load on the interference member when the fluid conduits are threadably connected together. The interference member is configured to prevent a complete sealing engagement between the fluid conduits when the load on the interference member is less than a predefined amount, and is configured to allow the complete sealing engagement between the fluid conduits when the load on the interference member meets or exceeds the predetermined amount.

Threaded coupling with under-torque prevention

A bulkhead fitting has a partially assembled configuration and a fully assembled configuration on a bulkhead. The bulkhead includes an interior surface that define a hole. The bulkhead fitting includes a fitting body having a head portion and a shank portion. The shank portion includes a threaded portion, a relief portion, and a locking portion. The locking portion includes a tapered locking surface and a cylindrical locking surface. The locking surfaces prevent rotation of the fitting body and retain the fitting body in the interior surface when the fitting is in its fully assembled position and during assembly.

Retention and anti-rotation for bulkhead fittings

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Theodore Thomas Amling