Patent ID: 8662108

Claim:
A quick connect coupling comprising: a first ball valve contained within a first coupling body; a second ball valve contained within a second coupling body where said first ball valve and said second ball valve can be substantially sequentially rotated from a closed position to an open position within said first and second coupling bodies respectively; a drive disc rotatably connected to said first ball valve; a driven disc rotatably connected to said second ball valve; an activation handle extending from said first drive disc; a segment of drive gear teeth formed on said drive disc; a segment of driven gear teeth formed on said driven disc, said driven gear teeth formed to mesh with said drive gear teeth, where said drive gear teeth are positioned on said drive disc and said driven gear teeth are positioned on said driven disc so that said drive gear teeth mesh with said driven gear teeth when said first ball valve is in substantially open position and said second ball valve is between open and closed positions.