Pipe joints or couplings – Identical halves – Longitudinal port
Patent
1981-02-06
1983-12-06
Arola, Dave W.
Pipe joints or couplings
Identical halves
Longitudinal port
285158, 285423, 339 49B, F16L 3724
Patent
active
044189460
ABSTRACT:
A quick acting coupler including a pair of identical connector members which axially interfit with one another and which are positively drawn together when rotated through a portion of a revolution thereby to transmit axial, shear, and bending loads. The connector members each have a central hub with interfitting axial fingers and grooves. The fingers are provided with flanges which extend radially inwardly. With the connector members in axial interengagement, the fingers of one connector member are received in the axial grooves of the other connector member. Partial flanges are provided on each connector member which cooperate with the flanges upon rotating the connector members relative to one another thereby to positively, axially draw the connector members into end-to-end abutting engagement. In one embodiment, the connector members are shown as bulkhead or panel connectors, in another embodiment the connector members are shown as fluid tubing connectors, and in still another embodiment the connector members are shown as electrical conductor connectors.
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