Patent ID: 7857359
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: F16L,F28F

Abstract:
1. A quick-action closure coupling for connecting a supply or discharge line to a wall of a collecting tank of a heat exchanger, the quick-action closure coupling comprising: a first coupling part having a tubular shape defined at least in part by a wall with exterior and interior surfaces; a second coupling part dimensioned to releasably mate with the first coupling part, the second coupling part having a first portion for conveying a fluid in a first direction and a second portion for conveying a fluid in a second direction non-parallel to the first direction, the second portion extending through a recess in a terminal end of the wall of the first coupling part when the first and second coupling parts are mated with one another; a seal positioned between the first and second coupling parts when the first and second coupling parts are mated with one another; and a latch at least partially defined by portions of the first and second coupling parts to lock the first and second coupling parts together.