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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Engineered Controls International, Llc, Elon, NC (US);
Inventor:
Howard M. Konishi, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Engineered Controls International, LLC, Elon, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/12 (2006.01); F16L 37/096 (2006.01); F16L 37/23 (2006.01); F16L 37/40 (2006.01); F16L 21/08 (2006.01); F16L 55/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/096 (2013.01); F16L 21/08 (2013.01); F16L 37/1215 (2013.01); F16L 37/23 (2013.01); F16L 37/40 (2013.01); F16L 55/07 (2013.01); F17C 2205/037 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7856 (2015.04);
Abstract
A rapid-connect gas coupler is shown and described herein. In an embodiment, the rapid-connect gas coupler includes a spring-loaded probe within a probe cavity, which is defined by a housing and one or more latch segment. The probe can engage with a gas connector, which causes the latch segment to engage and couple with the gas connector.