Patent ID: 7401626

Claim:
A fluid line coupling apparatus comprising: a first enclosure having a first end and a second end wherein a first passageway extends between said first end and said second end; a first piston slidably disposed within said first enclosure and having a front surface, and said first piston movable between a closed position, wherein said first passageway is blocked by said first piston, and an open position, wherein said first passageway is not blocked by said first piston; a second enclosure having a first end and a second end wherein a second passageway extends between said first end and said second end of said second enclosure; a first collar slidably disposed within said second enclosure and having a front surface, and said first collar movable between a closed position, wherein said second passageway is blocked by said first collar, and an open position, wherein said second passageway is not blocked by said first collar; and said first enclosure engageable with said second enclosure wherein said front surface of said first piston and said front surface of said first collar lie in a substantially common plane when said first piston is in said closed position and said first collar is in said closed position.