Quick-disconnect gas pipeline

• US 9,958,156 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2017
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GHP Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bond Manufacturing Company (Bond Manufacturing)
• Inventors: Jenkins, Cameron
• Primary Examiner(s): Bochna, David
• Application Number:
  US15/586,626
• Publication Number:
  US 20180045409A1
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 126512, 126 39 B, 126 41 R
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 37/08 in which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained by locking members F16L37/22 - F16L37/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F23D 14/28 in association with a gaseous fuel source, e.g. acetylene generator, or a container for liquefied gas
• CPC Class Codes: F23K 2203/10 Supply line fittings
• CPC Class Codes: F23K 2400/20 Supply line arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F23K 5/007 Details
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 1/007 using mechanical means F23N1/04 - F23N1/10 take precedence

Abstract

A quick-disconnect gas pipeline comprises a quick-disconnect device (QDD) which comprises a QDD male end and a QDD female end, and a gas hose. The QDD male end is connected to the gas pipeline inside the heating system and the QDD female end is connected to the gas hose outside the heating system. When the heating system is not used, it is easy to disconnect the QDD to prevent people from tripping over the long gas pipeline.

Claims

1. A quick-disconnect gas pipeline for a gas heating table comprising:

a quick disconnect device (“

QDD”

) which comprises a QDD male end and a QDD female end, and a gas hose, wherein the gas heating table comprises

a table top;

a plurality of legs supporting the table top, at least one leg of the plurality of legs being hollow and comprising an internal gas pipeline extending therethrough; and

a heating part disposed on the table top and connected to the internal gas pipeline, and

wherein said QDD male end is mounted to the at least one leg of the plurality of legs and is connected to the internal gas pipeline and the QDD female end is connected to the gas hose outside the heating system.

2. The quick-disconnect pipeline according to claim 1, wherein when said heating part is not used, said gas hose outside said gas heating table is configured to be disconnected at said QDD.

3. The quick-disconnect gas pipeline according to claim 2, wherein the disconnection of said QDD is realized by pulling a safety device outside said QDD female end to remove said QDD female end from said QDD male end and then releasing said safety device.

4. The quick-disconnect pipeline according to claim 1, wherein said gas hose outside said gas heating table is configured to be connected at said QDD so that said gas heating table is configured to be connected to an external gas tank.

5. The quick-disconnect gas pipeline according to claim 4, wherein the connection of said QDD is realized by pulling a safety device outside said QDD female end to put said QDD female end on said QDD male end and then releasing said safety device.

6. The quick-disconnect gas pipeline according to claim 1, wherein said heating part comprises a brazier, a burner, a gas valve assembly, an ignition component, and a control knob.

7. The quick-disconnect gas pipeline according to claim 6, wherein said gas valve assembly comprises a gas valve, a nozzle, a thermocouple, and a regulator and is configured to regulate the gas flow.

8. The quick-disconnect gas pipeline according to claim 6, wherein said ignition component comprises an ignitor and an ignition pin, wherein said ignition pin is connected to said ignitor with a lead and approaches said burner.

9. A gas heating table comprising:

a table top;

a plurality of legs supporting the table top, at least one leg of the plurality of legs being hollow and comprising an internal gas pipeline extending therethrough;

a heating part disposed on the table top and connected to the internal gas pipeline, and

a quick disconnect device (“

QDD”

) which comprises a QDD male end and a QDD female end, and a gas hose, one of the QDD male end and the QDD female end being mounted to the at least one leg and connected to the internal gas pipeline, and the other of the QDD male end and the QDD female end being connected to the gas hose.

10. The gas heating table of claim 9, wherein the plurality of legs comprise an upper portion that is connected to the table top and a lower portion opposite the upper, and wherein the one of the QDD male end and the QDD female end that is mounted to the at least one leg is mounted on the lower portion of the at least one leg.

11. A gas heating table comprising:

a table top;

a base supporting the table top, the base comprising a plurality of solid plates disposed perpendicular to the table top and extending downward from the table top, the plurality of solid plates being connected to supports at adjacent sides of the solid plates, at least one of the solid plates comprising a first depression disposed on an upper portion of the at least one solid plate adjacent to the table top and a second depression disposed on a lower portion of the at least on solid plate extending upwards from a lower side of the at least one solid plate;

a heating part disposed within an opening on the table top and connected to an internal gas pipeline, and

a quick disconnect device (“

QDD”

) which comprises a QDD male end, a QDD female end, and a gas hose, one of the QDD male end and the QDD female end being mounted to the at least one solid plate at the second depression and connected to the internal gas pipeline, and the other of the QDD male end and the QDD female end being connected to the gas hose.

12. The gas heating table of claim 11, further comprising a control knob and an ignition component disposed in the first depression.

13. The gas heating table of claim 11, further comprising a cover disposed on the second depression that is configured to selectively cover the second depression.