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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Applicant:
The Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Donald R. Gilbreath, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Assignee:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/088 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A quick connect coupling includes a male coupling and a female coupling. A stop may be associated with the male coupling and configured to prevent the male coupling from being inserted into a port of the female coupling beyond a predetermined depth. The stop may be axially slidable between a first position and a second position. The first position may be located between a leading edge of the male coupling and the second position. The stop may be biased towards the first position so that the stop substantially resets to the first position.