ADAPTOR FOR QUICK CONNECT COUPLING IN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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1. A water supply comprising:
- a valve housing having a handle for turning a valve, and allowing or blocking flow of a fluid through the valve housing from a source to an outlet;
a threaded nipple associated with said outlet;
an adaptor associated with a threaded member for securing said adaptor to said nipple; and
a quick connect fluid coupling connecting a flexible tubing to said adaptor, said quick connect fluid coupling having a component which snaps into a position to lock itself to said adaptor.
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Abstract
An adaptor is threaded to a threaded nipple on a water shutoff valve in a water supply system. The adaptor has a surface for being captured by a quick connect fluid coupling. The quick connect fluid coupling is in turn connected to a flexible tubing. In this manner, the adaptor can connect the flexible tubing to the threaded surface on the nipple of the shutoff valve, such that the existing shutoff valve design can be utilized with flexible tubing having quick connect fluid couplings.
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1. A water supply comprising:
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a valve housing having a handle for turning a valve, and allowing or blocking flow of a fluid through the valve housing from a source to an outlet; a threaded nipple associated with said outlet; an adaptor associated with a threaded member for securing said adaptor to said nipple; and a quick connect fluid coupling connecting a flexible tubing to said adaptor, said quick connect fluid coupling having a component which snaps into a position to lock itself to said adaptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of providing a water supply comprising the steps of:
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1) attaching an adaptor associated with a threaded member for securing said adapter to a threaded nipple associated with an outlet of a valve housing having a handle for turning a valve, and allowing or blocking flow of a fluid through the valve housing from a source to the outlet; 2) attaching a quick connect fluid coupling to said adaptor, said quick connect fluid coupling having a component which snaps into a position to lock itself to said adaptor, said quick connect fluid coupling connected to a flexible tubing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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