Patent ID: 8075024

Claim:
A coupling assembly and a sleeve, the coupling assembly being configured for releasably interconnecting a fluid joint that includes confronting ends of a pair of fluid conveying members, each of which has a ferrule fixedly attached thereto, and the sleeve circumferentially surrounding the ferrules, the coupling assembly comprising: a pair of coupling members, including a first coupling member and a second coupling member each of which has a first end and a second end and each having a hole disposed therein; a hinge assembly configured to hingedly connect the first ends of the coupling members to permit them to rotate relative to each other between an open position and a closed position where the coupling members surround the sleeve, wherein the hinge assembly includes a first axially extending hinge pin connected to the first end of the first coupling member, a second axially extending hinge pin connected to the first end of the second coupling member, and a primary hinge having first and second openings for receiving the first hinge pin and third fourth openings for receiving the second hinge pin to permit the first coupling member to rotate relative to the primary hinge pin t permit the first coupling member to rotate relative to the primary hinge about an axis defined by the first hinge pin and the second coupling member to rotate relative to the primary hinge about an axis defined by the second hinge pin; a redundant support pin structure, including a third hinge pin secured to the first coupling member adjacent and parallel to the first hinge pin, a fourth hinge pin secured to the second coupling member adjacent and parallel to the second hinge pin, a first truss member coupled between the first and third hinge pins and a second truss member coupled between the second and fourth hinge pins; a pair of bonding wires, each of which is coupled to a respective coupling member and configured to electrically bond the respective coupling member to the ferrules of respective fluid conveying members; a releasable latching assembly configured to releasably secure the second ends of the coupling members together when they are in their closed position; and a pair of bonding members, including a first bonding member and a second bonding member, each of which is externally mounted to a respective coupling member and makes direct contact with an outer surface of the sleeve, wherein each of the bonding members is configured to electrically bond the respective coupling member to the sleeve, wherein the first bonding member includes a mounting portion coupled to the first and third hinge pins and a finger portion that extends through the hole in the first coupling member to directly contact the sleeve, and wherein the second bonding member includes a mounting portion coupled to the second and fourth hinge pins and a finger portion that extends through the hole in the second coupling member to directly contact the sleeve.