US 12,263,566 B1
Disconnecting system and method for enhanced strength fluid couplings
Carl B. Johnson, Campbellsburg, IN (US)
Filed by Carl B. Johnson, Campbellsburg, IN (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/609,040.
Int. Cl. B25B 27/00 (2006.01); B25B 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 27/02 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disconnecting system for fluid couplings comprising:
a first deformable clip including a first finger tab, a second finger tab, an outer surface, an arcuate inside gripping surface extending around an axis between the first finger tab and the second finger tab, an axial end surface facing a first axial direction, and a ramp surface opposite to the axial end surface;
the ramp surface advancing in a second axial direction and in a circumferential direction around the axis between the first finger tab and the second finger tab, and the ramp surface forming a partially helical portion; and
a second deformable clip including a second inside gripping surface, and a drive surface forming a partially helical portion rising in an axial direction inverse to the ramp surface shaped for facing contact against the first ramp surface in a coaxial service arrangement of the first deformable clip and the second deformable clip.