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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Brian P. Wolff, Raytown, MO (US);
Arthur C. Fink, Jr., Lonedell, MO (US);
Brian P. Wolff, Raytown, MO (US);
Arthur C. Fink, Jr., Lonedell, MO (US);
Husky Corporation, Pacific, MO (US);
Abstract
A breakaway coupling including a pair of sleeves, one sleeve fitting within the other, each sleeve having a hose connector secured therethrough, the first sleeve holding a metal annulus, the second sleeve securing a continuous magnetic annulus, so when the sleeves are brought together the magnetic annulus secures onto the metal annulus to hold the coupler in its connected position. The continuous metallic annulus includes a metal base, a spacer that holds a series of standard round magnets equally spaced around the approximate perimeter of the spacer and its base.