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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2010
Mark J. Tausch, West Chester, OH (US);
Jeffrey W. Reichert, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Mark J. Tausch, West Chester, OH (US);
Jeffrey W. Reichert, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Delaware Capital Formation, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Coupler bodies with pivot rings for use in bottom loading couplers and bottom loading couplers comprising the same are disclosed. The coupler body for a bottom loading coupler may include a body sidewall having a fluid channel extending between an adapter end and a supply end. A plurality of slots may extend through the body sidewall of the coupler body. A pivot ring may extend substantially around the outer circumference of the coupler body. A plurality of interlocks may be positioned in corresponding slots in the body sidewall and pivotally engaged with the pivot ring. The interlocks are pivotable about the pivot ring between an engaged position and a disengaged position.