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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:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Philippe Poder, Guichen, FR;
Inventor:
Philippe Poder, Guichen, FR;
Assignee:
Legris SA, Rennes, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L035/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fast coupler for a fluid connection includes a male part and a female part. The female part having a staged counterboring whereof the cross-section of larger diameter can receive an outer flange of the male part, beyond a mobile lock in a housing transverse to the counterboring. The coupler also includes a connection indicating device locked on the female part by a device partly housed in the housing and deactivated by the flange of the male part when it is inserted into the counter boring. The indicator device may include a member for permanent connection to the closed fluid circuit by the coupler.