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Manifold coupling assembly

  • US 4,804,208 A
  • Filed: 08/11/1986
  • Issued: 02/14/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A manifold coupling for the oriented interconnection of a plurality of fluid conduits, comprising:

  • a pair of manifold halves, each halve including an upper housing and a lower housing;

    an arrangement of sidewalls and end walls defining each of said housings;

    a bulkhead disposed between each of said housings, with a conduit means disposed through said bulkhead;

    a locking arrangement disposed on the end walls, so as to lock each halve to the other, regardless of which is utilized as a receiving halve;

    each of said housings having a keying arrangement to permit proper orientation only, of one halve when it is mated with the other halve;

    a particular number of keys are disposed on one side of said sidewalls of said housing in the coupling, and a same particular number of keyways are disposed in the contiguous side of said sidewalls of the other housing in the coupling; and

    only said sidewalls having straight reinforcing means extending along their peripheral edges to prevent yielding thereof and improper interconnection therebetween.

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