Farm coupling including a vent valve
First Claim
1. A coupling comprising a male half and a female half;
- said female half includes a body and a movable inner body member;
a relief valve positioning member affixed to said inner body member;
a vent valve in said relief valve positioning member;
said male half urging said movable inner body, said positioning member and said vent valve rearwardly;
said vent valve engaging said body of said female half and venting said female half of said coupling enabling coupling of said male and female halves of said coupling.
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Abstract
A coupling comprising a male portion and a female portion wherein the female portion comprises: a housing, an inner body member positioned within the housing and slidable relative thereto, a relief valve positioning member, a piston residing intermediate the relief valve positioning member and the inner body member and slidable relative to the positioning member and the inner body member, and a valve. The housing includes a first port and a second port. The inner body member includes a port communicating with the first port of the housing. The relief valve positioning member includes a relief valve. The piston includes an interior, an exterior, and a passageway interconnecting the interior of the piston and the exterior of the piston. The valve slidably engages the piston and seats against the inner body member. The male portion of the coupling engages the inner body of the female portion. A chamber is formed between the piston and the relief valve positioning member which, when pressurized, results in the movement of the positioning member when the inner member is moved leftwardly during coupling with the male portion. Movement of the inner body of the female portion moves the relief valve positioning member axially away from the male member opening the relief valve and venting the female member through the second port of the housing of the female member.
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8 Claims
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1. A coupling comprising a male half and a female half;
- said female half includes a body and a movable inner body member;
a relief valve positioning member affixed to said inner body member;
a vent valve in said relief valve positioning member;
said male half urging said movable inner body, said positioning member and said vent valve rearwardly;
said vent valve engaging said body of said female half and venting said female half of said coupling enabling coupling of said male and female halves of said coupling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- said female half includes a body and a movable inner body member;
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7. A coupling comprising a male half and a female half;
- said female half includes;
a body and an inner body member, said inner body member movable within said body member, a vent valve positioning member affixed to said inner body member;
a vent valve in said vent valve positioning member, a movable piston, a spring spacer, a first spring operable between said spring spacer and said vent valve, a second spring operable between said spring spacer and said piston, a chamber formed between said piston and said relief valve positioning member, said piston includes a passageway, a female valve movable relative to said piston, and, said body includes an inlet port and a vent port;
said male half of said coupling engages and urges said inner body member and said relief valve positioning member rearwardly; and
, said vent valve engages said body of said female member and vents said chamber permitting said female valve to open and said piston to move rearwardly. - View Dependent Claims (8)
- said female half includes;
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