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RELEASABLE CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR JOINING TUBING SECTIONS

  • US 20090256355A1
  • Filed: 04/27/2009
  • Published: 10/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connection assembly, comprising:

  • a female portion comprising a female shaft defining a lumen and a plurality of catches disposed about the female shaft;

    a male portion comprising a male shaft with an outside diameter that is less than an inner diameter of the lumen, the male shaft comprising an annular recess; and

    a clasp assembly comprising a plurality of annularly disposed detents and a plurality of tangs each tang having at least one outer taper that is oriented coaxial to the plurality of detents and is oriented in an opposite direction to the plurality of detents;

    wherein the female portion and the male portion are releasably coupled to each other such that the detents seat into the annular recess while the plurality of tangs seat into the plurality of catches.

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