Patent ID: 7793914
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: F16L,F17C

Abstract:
1. A connector for connecting a first fluid system to a second fluid system, comprising: a front body that includes a connection mechanism configured to connect the connector with the second fluid system, and a circumferential actuating ramp that is angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the connector; a rear body having a portion disposed around the front body, and the portion including a plurality of holes with an actuating ball disposed in each hole, the actuating balls being engageable with the actuating ramp; a sleeve disposed around the front body and the rear body, the sleeve being engageable with the actuating balls; a sealing piston disposed within the front body and the rear body and including a forward end engageable with the second fluid system; a shaft disposed within the sealing piston, the shaft is fixed to the rear body; and a spring engaged between the sealing piston and the shaft and generating a biasing force that biases the sealing piston and the shaft in opposite directions.