Invention Application
- Patent Title: HIGH-VISIBILITY LOCKING LEVERS FOR FIRE HOSE COUPLINGS
- Patent Title (中): 用于消防软管接头的高可靠性锁定杆
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Application No.: US13394725Application Date: 2010-09-13
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Publication No.: US20130048133A1Publication Date: 2013-02-28
- Inventor: Robert Richardson
- Applicant: Robert Richardson
- Applicant Address: CA QC St. Laurent
- Assignee: MERCEDES TEXTILES LTD.
- Current Assignee: MERCEDES TEXTILES LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CA QC St. Laurent
- International Application: PCT/CA10/01410 WO 20100913
- Main IPC: F16L35/00
- IPC: F16L35/00 ; B23P11/00 ; F16L11/00

Abstract:
A fire hose coupling, such as a quarter-turn Storz-style coupling, comprises a substantially annular body having a first end connected to a fire hose and a second end having internal engagement lugs for connecting to lugs on another coupling. The coupling includes at least one locking lever movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the lever locking the annular body of the coupling to the other coupling. The one or more locking levers comprise a light-reflecting surface to improve visibility of the lever. This facilitates assembly and disassembly of the couplings in conditions of poor visibility.
Public/Granted literature
- US09895562B2 High-visibility locking levers for fire hose couplings Public/Granted day:2018-02-20
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