Patent ID: 6533327
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: F16J,F16L

Abstract:
A fluid coupling comprising(a) an insertion component extending along an axis, said insertion component including a front region, a first oblique region extending outwardly away from said axis in a direction away from said front region and a second oblique region extending inwardly toward said axis in a direction away from said front region; (b) a socket component sized to receive said insertion component; and (c) a resilient wall metallic annular seal having a configuration defining, in cross-section, (i) a first lip sealingly engageable with said socket component, (ii) a second lip sealingly engageable with said insertion component first oblique region and (iii) a connecting section connecting said first lip to said second lip, said connecting section yieldingly supporting said first lip and said second lip for movement from a first spaced apart position when said insertion component is disengaged from said socket component to a second spaced apart position closer together when said insertion component is engaged to said socket component, movement of said insertion component into said socket component causing said second lip to engage and slide relative to said first oblique region and to become sealingly engaged to said insertion component.