Patent ID: 9556993
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B60H,F16L

Claim:
1. A block fitting for an air conditioning system comprising: a male block portion having a first annular pilot surrounding a first aperture of the male block portion, the first annular pilot including an axially extending lip formed at an end thereof, wherein the male block portion has an upper edge and a lower edge connected by a side surface, the first aperture of the male block portion disposed adjacent the upper edge of the male block portion; a female block portion having a first annular collar surrounding a first aperture of the female block portion and receiving the first annular pilot of the male block portion, the first aperture of the male block portion and the first aperture of the female block portion substantially concentrically aligned, wherein the female block portion has an upper edge and a lower edge that are connected by a side surface, the first aperture of the female block portion is disposed adjacent the upper edge of the female block portion; a first seal structure disposed between the first annular pilot of the male block portion and the first annular collar of the female block portion; and a fastener engaging the male block portion with the female block portion to form a substantially fluid tight seal with the first seal structure, the first aperture of the male block portion disposed intermediate the upper edge of the male block portion and the fastener, and the first aperture of the female block portion disposed intermediate the upper edge of the female block portion and the fastener; wherein one of the of the male block portion and the female block portion has a stabilizing heel formed adjacent and along the side surface thereof, wherein the stabilizing heel is disposed along an entirety of the side surface from the upper edge to the lower edge of the male block portion, the stabilizing heel militating against transverse dynamic loading of the seal structure in operation.