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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter W Brown, North Muskegon, MI (US);
Chester G DuBois, Zion, IL (US);
David J Hartke, Waukegan, IL (US);
Paul R Hunt, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
13761405 ; 13761403 ; 2511498 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a quick disconnect fluid coupling for connection of fluid conduits and incorporates automatically actuated valves for closing the end of each fluid conduit when the connection is broken, and specifically provides for minimal fluid loss from the line at the time of making or breaking the connection.