Patent ID: 6499719
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: F16L,Y10S

Abstract:
A fluid coupling, comprising:a male coupling member; a female coupling member, said coupling members being capable of moving into interfitted and coupled relationship, said coupling members also having outer surfaces facing outwardly of the coupling; a latching mechanism including latching members on the coupling members moveable into and out of latched engagement and an actuating member axially slideably mounted on the outer surface of one of the coupling members and moveable between a latching position forcing the latching members into latched engagement and an unlatched position allowing the latching members to move out of latched engagement , the actuating member having an outside surface facing outwardly of the coupling; and key coding elements on the coupling members allowing the coupling members to move into interfitted and coupled relationship and the latching members to move into latched engagement when the coding elements are matched but precluding movement into said latched engagement and said coupled relationship when the coding elements are mismatched, the key coding elements on both of the coupling members being spaced radially inwardly of said outside surface of the actuating member.