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

Claim 22:
23. 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, wherein at least part of said fluid path is positioned in the closure valve, and wherein a line of contact is formed by any abutting surfaces of the first and second connectors when the assembly is in the first configuration, and wherein the line of contact, along its entire length, is at least one of fluidly isolated or pressure isolated from the fluid path.