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

Claim 26:
27. 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, 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; and
a closure valve positioned in 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 when said assembly moves to said second configuration to generally block a flow of fluid therethrough, and wherein the other one of the first or second connectors is configured to at least temporarily be coupled to the closure valve when the assembly moves from the first configuration to the second configuration to move the closure valve to the closed position.