Patent ID: 9732894
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F16L

Claim:
1. A safety cam lock fitting, comprising: a) a male and a female conduit, said male and female conduits adapted for being connected to each other, said male conduit having an end thereon and an external peripheral groove adjacent said end, said female conduit having an end thereon and an internal seal disposed therein adjacent said end, wherein said and of said male conduit contacts said seal of said female conduit thereby preventing leakage when said male and female conduits are connected to each other; b) a first and a second pair of cam members, each pair having first and second cam members, a pair of said cam members being pivotally disposed on opposite sides of said female conduit, each said cam member having a lever portion and a cam portion, wherein each said cam portion is adapted to pivot through an opening in a wall of said female conduit and into said external peripheral groove so as to removably join said male conduit to said female conduit, wherein each said cam member has a closed position when said male and female conduits are connected to each other and an open position when said male and female conduits are disconnected from each other; c) each said lever portion having a lever arm for actuation thereof by an operator; d) wherein said cam portions of said second cam members have a forked portion, said forked portion having a first and second prong portion, said first and second prong portion having a space thereinbetween, wherein said cam portions of said first cam members are pivotally disposed in a respective said space; and, e) wherein said male and female conduits have a partially open position in which said male and female conduits are slightly separated from each other thereby allowing leakage between said male and female conduits when each said first cam member is in amid open position and each said second cam member is in said closed position, wherein if said leakage is observed by an operator each said first cam member is pivotable back to said closed position to permit the male and female conduits to be reconnected to each other.