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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Jean-Jacques Lacroix, Lovagny, FR;
Antoine Chambaud, Giez, FR;
Staubli Faverges, Faverges, FR;
Abstract
Safety circuit breaker for a pressurized fluid handling installation wherein the circuit breaker includes a male element and a female element which are adapted to be connected axially with respect to one another such that, when assembled, the male element is connected to a sleeve mounted within the female element. Movement of the male element to a position of unlocking relative to the female element causes the internal sleeve to move from a first position to a second position wherein at least one orifice within the female element is blocked to prevent fluid flow therethrough. The at least one orifice is directed radially relative to the axis of the male and female element such that pressure against the sleeve is radial and not axial. A locking of the male element relative to the female element is created by balls which are carried by a slide which is elastically urged so as to force the balls into a groove in the male element.