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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2024
Wilmarc Holdings, Llc, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Paul C. Ciccone, Wellington, CO (US);
William A. Coulson, Cheyenne, WY (US);
Marcia Coulson, Cheyenne, WY (US);
WilMarc Holdings, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a connector system for releasably connecting together tubes, whereby the connector system includes a first coupler including a first coupler passageway disposed within the first coupler, and a first coupler elastically deformable valve operable to seal the first coupler passageway from an external environment. The connector system further includes a second coupler including a second coupler passageway disposed within the second coupler, and a second coupler elastically deformable valve operable to seal the second coupler passageway from the external environment. The first coupler and the second coupler can be substantially identical; thus, the first coupler and the second coupler can be genderless, as opposed to a connector system comprising a male coupler and a female coupler. The connector system can further include a first coupler valve operable to interrupt the fluid flow through the first coupler passageway, and a second coupler valve operable to interrupt fluid flow through the second coupler passageway.