Mechanically Energized Substance Communication Coupling System
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1. A substance communication coupling system comprising:
- a first connector component;
a substance switch operably connected to a substance source, the substance switch operable for selectively transferring a substance from a substance source to the first service connector component, the substance switch including a first link moveably associated with the substance switch; and
a second connector component operably connectable to the first connector component, the second connector component including a second link associated with the second connector component and engageable with the first link of the substance switch;
wherein the substance switch is selectively activated to transfer a substance from the first connector component to the second connector component in response to movement of the first link when engaged with the second link.
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Abstract
A system for communicating a substance from between substance communicating devices. A substance switch is provided for selectively transferring the substance from a first substance communicating device, such as a host or other substance source to a first substance communicating device, such as a such as a substance consumer. The substance switch is activated to communicate the substance between the first substance communicating device and the second substance communicating device in response to movement of a component associated with one of the substance communicating devices.
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44 Claims
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1. A substance communication coupling system comprising:
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a first connector component; a substance switch operably connected to a substance source, the substance switch operable for selectively transferring a substance from a substance source to the first service connector component, the substance switch including a first link moveably associated with the substance switch; and a second connector component operably connectable to the first connector component, the second connector component including a second link associated with the second connector component and engageable with the first link of the substance switch; wherein the substance switch is selectively activated to transfer a substance from the first connector component to the second connector component in response to movement of the first link when engaged with the second link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for communicating with a substance source, the system comprising:
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a first connector component operably engageable with a separate second connector component for transferring a substance from the substance source to the second connector component; and a substance switch for selectively permitting the flow of substance between the first and second connector components, the substance switch including a first link engageable with a second link associated with the second connector component; wherein the substance switch is activated to transfer a substance from the substance source to the first connector component in response to movement of the first link. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for receiving a substance from a host comprising a substance source, the system comprising:
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a second connector component operably engageable with a separate first connector component for selectively receiving a substance from the substance source; and an actuator operably associated with the second connector component, the actuator moveable along a path generally parallel to an axis of insertion of the second connector component with the first connector component, between a first position and a second position, wherein the substance is delivered to the second connector component when the actuator is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An adapter for removably coupling an accessory device having a first device substance communication connector component to a host having a substance provider, a first host substance communication connector component, and a substance switch selectively providing a substance to the first device substance communication connector component, the adapter comprising:
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a second host substance communication connector component engageable with the first host substance communication connector component; a second device substance communication connector component engageable with the first device substance communication connector component; a substance communication line operably interconnecting the second host substance communication connector component and the second device substance communication connector component for the transfer of a substance there along; and a first link engageable with a second link associated with the substance switch; wherein the substance switch is activated in response to movement of the first link. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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