Patent ID: 8567823
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A62C,F16L

Abstract:
1. A quick-connecting adapter for connecting to a threaded target, the adapter comprising: a rotatable hub comprising an outer, threaded tubular portion and an integral, coaxial flange; a rigid, tubular sleeve fastened to said hub flange and rotatable with said hub; a handle assembly that is rotatable relative to said hub, the handle assembly comprising a rigid ring concentric with said hub, the ring comprising an internal, coaxial orifice and handle segments projecting outwardly therefrom; said sleeve coaxially penetrating said ring orifice, the sleeve rotatable with respect to said ring; a rigid, cylindrical collar secured to said handle assembly ring and being rotatable with said handle assembly; a thread assembly secured to said sleeve, the thread assembly displaceable radially inwardly and outwardly in response to movement of said collar; wherein the sleeve comprises a peripheral ring groove that receives and mounts the thread assembly, and wherein the thread assembly comprises a plurality of radially spaced-apart, internally threaded, individual segments that are interconnected with one another and function in unison.