Patent ID: 8028755

Claim:
A quick connect pressure manifold apparatus comprising: a body including: at least one actuator receiving aperture; at least one actuator, one of the at least one actuators for each of the at least one actuator receiving apertures, where the actuators include: a cylinder, a ram assembly disposed on a distal end of the cylinder, a ram transition assembly, where the ram transition assembly transitions the ram assembly between an opened configuration and a closed configuration, a quick connection system including: at least one female connector, wherein each of the at least one female connectors includes a female engaging profile and wherein the female engaging profile of each of the at least one female connectors is disposed in each of the at least one actuator receiving apertures, at least one male connector, wherein each of the at least one male connectors corresponds to one of the at least one female connectors, wherein each of the at least one male connectors includes a male engaging profile, and wherein the male engaging profile of each of the at least one male connectors is disposed on an outer surface of each of the actuator cylinders of each of the at least one actuators, where the female profile includes between 1 and about 20 lips and non-lipped regions in an alternating configuration and wherein the male profile includes an equal number of lugs and recessed regions and where one of the male engaging profiles registers with one of the female engaging profiles upon insertion of one of the at least one actuators into one of the at least one actuator receiving apertures and upon rotation of the at least one the actuator through a rotational angle, the male profile engages the female profile in at least one contacting zone, and where the rotational angle depends on the profiles.