IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0036644
(2005-01-14)
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등록번호 |
US-7396051
(2008-07-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Baldwin,Brian Eugene
- Smith,Randall Wallace
- Baldwin,Gregory John
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
55 인용 특허 :
62 |
초록
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A first fluid connector is provided for selective interconnection to and fluid transfer with a second fluid connector. The first connector comprises a fluid passageway, an internal member and an outer collar supportably disposed about the internal member for selective advancement and retraction rela
A first fluid connector is provided for selective interconnection to and fluid transfer with a second fluid connector. The first connector comprises a fluid passageway, an internal member and an outer collar supportably disposed about the internal member for selective advancement and retraction relative thereto. At least a portion of the fluid passageway may extend through the internal member. The outer collar may be selectively retracted to facilitate cleaning of the internal member. In some embodiments, the outer collar and internal member may be disposed so that a distal portion of the internal member is substantially flush with or a distal portion of internal member projects beyond a distal end of the outer collar when the outer collar is in a retracted position relative thereto. To facilitate cleaning, a distal end or distal portion of the internal member may be substantially closed when the first and second connectors are disconnected. The second connector may be adapted to facilitate fluid interconnection with the first connector, and may also present a cleanable distal end when disconnected.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A fluid connector for selective interconnection to and fluid transfer with another fluid connector, comprising: an internal member, having a first member and a second member disposed about at least a distal end of the first member, wherein a distal end of said internal member
What is claimed is: 1. A fluid connector for selective interconnection to and fluid transfer with another fluid connector, comprising: an internal member, having a first member and a second member disposed about at least a distal end of the first member, wherein a distal end of said internal member is one of substantially closed and closeable when said fluid connector is disconnected from another fluid connector, wherein said second member comprises a resilient material and substantially defines the distal end of the internal member when said fluid connector is disconnected from another fluid connector, and wherein the first member is one of forcibly penetrated and forcibly penetrable through the second member upon interconnection of the fluid connector with another fluid connector; an outer collar supportably disposed about said internal member for at least selective rotatable advancement and retraction relative thereto; and, a fluid passageway extending through at least a portion of said fluid connector, wherein at least a portion of the fluid passageway extends through said first member of said internal member, wherein a distal end of said first passageway is one of open and openable when said fluid connector in interconnected with another fluid connector, and wherein said distal end of said first passageway is one of is closed or closeable when said fluid connector is disconnected from another fluid connector. 2. A fluid connector as recited in claim 1, wherein said outer collar includes: an interconnection surface for selective interconnection of the fluid connector to another connector. 3. A fluid connector as recited in claim 2, wherein said interconnection surface is internally disposed on said outer collar. 4. A fluid connector as recited in claim 3, wherein a distal end of said interconnection surface of said outer collar is offset from a distal end of said outer collar. 5. A fluid connector as recited in claim 2, wherein said interconnection surface is externally disposed on said outer collar. 6. A fluid connector as recited in claim 5, wherein a distal end of said interconnection surface of said outer collar is offset from a distal end of said outer collar. 7. A fluid connector as recited in claim 2, wherein said interconnection surface of said outer collar comprises a threaded surface. 8. A fluid connector as recited in claim 1, wherein said distal end of said internal member is at least substantially flush with a distal end of said outer collar when said collar is in a retracted position relative thereto. 9. A fluid connector as recited in claim 1, wherein a distal portion of said internal member projects beyond the distal end of said outer collar when said outer collar is in a retracted position relative thereto. 10. A fluid connector as recited in claim 1, wherein said distal end of said internal member includes a substantially continuous surface that extends across the entirety of the distal end when said fluid connector is disconnected from a another fluid connector. 11. A fluid connector as recited in claim 1, wherein said outer collar includes: a threaded surface for rotatably engaging a complimentary threaded surface of another fluid connector, wherein said first member is forcibly penetrable through said second member of said internal member upon rotational, threaded advancement of said outer collar relative to said another fluid connector. 12. A fluid connector as recited in claim 1, wherein said first and second members are disposed for relative movement therebetween, wherein a closed, distal end of the first member is provided to substantially fill an opening at a distal end of the second member in a first relative position, and wherein the first and second members are selectively positionable to provide an access to the first passageway through the first member in a second relative position. 13. A fluid connector pair as recited in claim 1, wherein said outer collar includes: a threaded surface for rotatably engaging a complementary threaded surface of another fluid connector, wherein said outer collar is selectively advanceable and retractable relative to said internal member upon rotational threaded advancement and rotational threaded retraction, respectively of the outer collar relative to the another fluid connector. 14. A fluid connector pair adapted for selective interconnection and fluid transfer therebetween, comprising: a first connector having an interconnection surface, a fluid passageway, a resilient member disposed at an opening at a distal end of said first connector, and a tubular member having at least a portion of said fluid passageway defined therethrough, wherein a distal end of said opening of said first connector is substantially closed by said resilient member when said first member is disconnected from said second connector; and, a second connector having an interconnection surface adapted for mechanical interconnection with said interconnection surface of the first connector, a fluid passageway, an internal member, and an outer collar supportably disposed about the internal member for at least selective rotatable advancement and retraction relative thereto, wherein upon mechanical interconnection between said first connector and said second connector a distal end of said resilient member of the first connector is forcibly penetrated by said tubular member of the first connector. 15. A fluid connector pair as recited in claim 14, wherein a distal end of said internal member is at least substantially flush with a distal end of said outer collar when said collar is in a retracted position relative thereto. 16. A fluid connector pair as recited in claim 14, wherein a distal portion of said internal member projects beyond said distal end of said outer collar when said outer collar is in a retracted position relative thereto. 17. A fluid connector pair as recited in claim 14, wherein upon mechanical interconnection of said first connector and said second connector said fluid passageway of said first connector and said fluid passageway of said second connector are fluidly interconnected. 18. A fluid connector pair as recited in claim 14, wherein upon mechanical interconnection of said first connector and said second connector said fluid passageway of said first connector and said fluid passageway of said second connector are selectively, fluidly interconnectable by manipulation of one of said first connector and second connector. 19. A fluid connector pair as recited in claim 14, wherein said resilient member is positioned within said tubular member, and wherein at least a portion of said fluid passageway of said first connector is defined between said resilient member and said tubular member upon interconnection between first connector and second connector. 20. A fluid connector pair as recited in claim 14, wherein at least a portion of said fluid passageway of said first connector extends through said resilient member. 21. A fluid connector pair as recited in claim 14, wherein said interconnection surface of said first connector and said interconnection surface of said second connector comprise: complementary threaded surfaces, wherein said outer collar is selectively advanceable and retractable in relation to said internal member upon rotational threaded advancement and rotational threaded retraction, respectively, of the threaded surface of the outer collar of the first connector relative to the threaded surface of the second connector. 22. A fluid connector for selective interconnection to and fluid transfer with another fluid connector, comprising: an internal member; an outer collar supportably disposed about said internal member for selective advancement and retraction relative thereto, wherein a distal portion of said internal member projects beyond the distal end of said outer collar when said outer collar is in a retracted position relative thereto, wherein said outer collar includes an externally disposed, interconnection surface for selective interconnection of the fluid connector to another connector, and wherein a distal end of said interconnection surface of said outer collar is offset from a distal end of said outer collar; and, a fluid passageway extending through at least a portion of said fluid connector. 23. A fluid connector as recited in claim 22, wherein said interconnection surface of said outer collar comprises a threaded surface. 24. A fluid connector as recited in claim 22, wherein said outer collar is supportably disposed about said internal member for at least selective rotatable advancement and retraction relative thereto. 25. A fluid connector as recited in claim 22, wherein said distal end of said internal member includes a substantially continuous surface that extends across the entirety of the distal end when said fluid connector is disconnected from a another fluid connector. 26. A fluid connector as recited in claim 22, wherein said fluid passageway is at least partially defined by a first passageway extending through at least a portion of said internal member. 27. A fluid connector as recited in claim 26, wherein a distal end of said first passageway is one of open and openable when said fluid connector in interconnected with another fluid connector, and wherein said distal end of said first passageway one of is closed or closeable when said fluid connector is disconnected from another fluid connector. 28. A fluid connector as recited in claim 27, wherein said internal member includes: a first member having at least a portion of the first passageway extending therethrough; and, a second member disposed about at least a distal end of the first member. 29. A fluid connector as recited in claim 28, wherein said second member comprises a resilient material and substantially defines the distal end of the internal member when said fluid connector is disconnected from another fluid connector, and wherein the first member is one of forcibly penetrated and forcibly penetrable through the second member upon interconnection of the fluid connector with another fluid connector. 30. A fluid connector as recited in claim 29, wherein said outer collar includes: a threaded surface for rotatably engaging a complimentary threaded surface of another fluid connector, wherein said first member is forcibly penetrable through said second member of said internal member upon rotational, threaded advancement of said outer collar relative to said another fluid connector. 31. A fluid connector as recited in claim 28, wherein said first and second members are disposed for relative movement therebetween, wherein a closed, distal end of the first member is provided to substantially fill an opening at a distal end of the second member in a first relative position, and wherein the first and second members are selectively positionable to provide an access to the first passageway through the first member in a second relative position.
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