Patent ID: 6189714
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B60T,F16L

Abstract:
An adapter for interconnecting two glad hands of a glad hand coupler, said adapter comprising:(a) an adapter body having (i) first and second connector bodies and (ii) an intermediate portion situated between said connector bodies, said adapter body defining a flow chamber from said first connector body through said intermediate portion to said second connector body with said intermediate portion further defining an access port in communication with said flow chamber, said connector bodies being oriented on opposite sides of and facing outward from said adapter body with each of said connector bodies featuring a mating surface from which a flow port in communication with said flow chamber emerges; and(b) a means, on each of said connector bodies, for mechanically coupling said connector body to such glad hand corresponding thereto so that said mating surface of said connector body is aligned with a corresponding mating surface of such glad hand and a sealing member of such glad hand is compressible therebetween; so that upon coupling of each of such glad hands to said adapter a leak proof passage is provided from one such glad hand through said flow chamber and said flow ports of said adapter body to the other such glad hand.