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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:
Nov. 08, 1988
Filed:
May. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis C Peterson, Woodbury, CT (US);
Daniel M Zubik, Watertown, CT (US);
Assignee:
Buell Industries, Inc., Waterbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285319 ; 285305 ; 285315 ;
Abstract
An improved locking element for a quick-connect coupling is designed for use in joining together tubular fluid conduits. The locking element comprises an annular segment and a plurality of annularly distributed resilient curled fingers which is sized to fit inside an annular cage mounted on one end of an inner coupling. The locking element of the inner coupling engages the flared end of an outer coupling when the couplings are telescopically fitted together.