Patents Assigned to William H. Nash Co., Inc.
  • Patent number: 4615546
    Abstract: A multiple connector fluid coupling includes a plurality of quick-connect fluid couplings and comprises a first plate adapted to support a plurality of male connector parts, a second plate adapted to support a plurality of female connector parts in alignment for registration with the male parts in the first plate, and a third plate adapted to engage displaceable sleeves on the female connector parts to simultaneously activate the sleeves. In one form of the invention, the second and third plates have elongated end portions so that the plates can be manually grasped and manipulated for positioning with respect to the first plate. In another form of the present invention, a manual lever-operated cam displaces the third plate with respect to the second plate so that a mechanical advantage can be provided for operating a plurality of large fluid connectors at one time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: William H. Nash Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Nash, Paul R. Andre, Dennis F. Knoblock