Male or female quick-connect coupling element and quick-connect coupling incorporating such an element
CA 2495995 C · Owner: Tiberghien, Alain-Christophe · Inventors: Tiberghien, Alain-Christophe
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The male or female element (A) according to the invention is equipped with a closure valve (2) intended to be manoeuvred by the other element of the connection. It further comprises a member (3) defining alone or with the body (1) of this element (A) a globally annular section (S3) in recess of which parts (22 23) of the valve are capable of receiving in abutment, a part (101) of the other element (B) of the connection for manoeuvring (F1) the valve (2) to open it. The ratio of the width (13) of the aforementioned annular section (S3) to the depth (d2) of recess of the aforementioned parts (22 23) with respect to this section is less than 1. This limits the access to the valve and avoids …
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- Filed February 1, 2005 and granted September 25, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 1, 2025.
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