Patent ID: 8453688

Claim:
A system for transferring fluid under pressure, comprising: a donor reservoir adapted and configured to contain the fluid under pressure, the donor reservoir having a fluid outlet coupling and a controlled outlet shut-off valve with a quick coupling; a receiver installation adapted and configured to contain the fluid under pressure, the receiver installation having an inlet coupling and a pullout quick coupling; a fluid transfer tube having first and second ends, the first end connecting to the donor reservoir fluid outlet coupling, the second end connecting to the receiver installation inlet coupling; an auxiliary line having first and second ends, the first end connecting to the quick coupling of the shut-off valve, the second end connecting to the receiver installation pullout quick coupling; wherein a portion of the auxiliary line is coupled to the fluid transfer tube along a coupling distance, and wherein a length of the auxiliary line that extends over the coupling distance is shorter than a length of the fluid transfer tube that extends over the coupling distance.