Patent ID: 6206040
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
An undersea hydraulic coupling comprising:(a) a female member having a first end and a second end, a receiving chamber adjacent the first end, a central bore extending between the receiving chamber and the second end, a poppet valve in the central bore for controlling fluid flow therethrough, the poppet valve having an actuator extending from the poppet valve, and at least one radial seal positioned in the receiving chamber; and(b) a male member having a first end and a second end, a cylindrical body adjacent the first end, a probe section extending between the cylindrical body and the second end, the probe section dimensioned to fit in the receiving chamber while the cylindrical body is completely outside the receiving chamber, a first bore extending through the cylindrical body and a second bore extending through the probe section, a poppet valve in the first bore having a body section that is outside the receiving chamber when the probe section is in the receiving chamber, an actuator extending into the second bore, the male member poppet valve having an external diameter larger than the diameter of the probe section, the poppet valve actuator of the female member entering the second bore of the male member when the probe section is in the receiving chamber.