Quick connection coupling valve assembly

- Colder Products Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a front and top right perspective view of a quick connection coupling valve assembly showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a back elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D384731
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 1994
Date of Patent: Oct 7, 1997
Assignee: Colder Products Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Patrick J. Ramacier, Jr. (St. Paul, MN), David W . Meyer (Jordan, MN)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: E. Watterson
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/29,391
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Coupling Or Joint (D23/262)
International Classification: 2301;