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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2003
Applicant:
Michael Sulmone, Collegeville, PA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Sulmone, Collegeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/00 (2006.01); F16L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coupling device for an adapter connection point, including a first fitting and a second fitting, wherein at least one of the first and the second fittings includes at least one channel, and wherein when a user begins to disengage the coupling device any trapped pressure will be relieved through the at least one channel prior to total disengagement of the coupling device.