Patent ID: 6120064
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B60T,F16L

Abstract:
An air hose coupler for use in a tractor-trailer air brake system, the air brake system having an air hose and a trailer coupler, said air hose coupler comprising:a body having a first air passage formed therethrough, a first mating face, and a side wall, said first mating face having a first air orifice communicating with said first air passage, said side wall having a second fitting extending radially therefrom;a grip member attached to said second fitting and extending radially outwardly therefrom, said grip member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a second air passage formed therethrough from said proximal end to said distal end, said second air passage pneumatically communicating with said first air passage, said distal end having a tapered neck adapted to communicate with an air hose such that the air hose pneumatically communicates with said second air passage, said grip member being graspable by an operator during engagement of said air hose coupler to a trailer coupler.