CONNECTOR COUPLING ASSEMBLY WITH RELIEF CUTS

Abstract: a coupler including a first connector having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a valve disposed between the first end and the second end. the second end including a mating portion, wherein the valve extends at least partially into the mating portion. the coupling including a second connector having a housing, a plurality of flanges extending from the housing, each of the plurality of flanges being separated from an adjacent flange by a cut. the plurality of flanges configured to engage with the mating portion when the second connector is coupled to the first connector. the first connector is configured to decouple from the second connector in response to a pullout force exceeding a predetermined threshold force.

Inventor(s): Leah Paige Gaffney, Siddarth Shevgoor, Seyed Alireza Salehi Borojerdi, Mohammed Mehtab Khan, Kuochu Colin Huang, Jason Andrew Wine

CPC Classification: F16L37/46 (PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL)

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