Patent ID: 11873210
Assignee: OPW FUELING COMPONENTS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A breakaway assembly comprising:
a first connector;
a second connector releasably coupleable to said first connector, wherein said assembly is movable between a first configuration in which said first and second connectors are releasably coupled and together define a fluid path through which fluid is flowable, wherein said fluid path includes an at least partially radially extending portion, and a second configuration in which said first and second connectors are not coupled together, wherein said assembly is configured to move from said first configuration to said second configuration when a predetermined separation force is applied to said assembly, wherein one of the first or second connectors has a shaft which defines or includes at least part of the fluid path therein and wherein the at least partially radially extending portion includes or is defined by an opening in the shaft; and
a closure valve positioned in the one of said first or second connectors, wherein said closure valve is configured to be in an open position when said assembly is in said first configuration to allow fluid to flow therethrough, and to move to a closed position blocking said at least partially radially extending portion of the fluid path when said assembly moves to said second configuration to generally block a flow of fluid therethrough, wherein the closure valve includes a slider that is configured to sealingly engage the shaft to seal the fluid path when the assembly is in the closed position, wherein the assembly is configured to be pressure balanced when the assembly is in the second configuration such that internal pressure-induced force is balanced when the assembly is in the second configuration and pressurized fluid is positioned in the fluid path.