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US 12,338,927 · App. 18/678,261 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Quick-release connector switch device

Inventor: Ching-Sheng Kuo (Chang Hwa, TW)
Assignee: CHIA CHERNE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
F16L37/086
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Patent No.
US 12,338,927
App. No.
18/678,261
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A quick-release connector switch device, for being equipped with a quick-release connector, includes an annular switch. The quick-release connector includes a first connector, a second connector and a pressing fastener, the first connector includes a first pipe body, the second connector includes a second pipe tube provided with a radial chute. The annular switch includes an annular chute, a through hole and a convex surface, the annular switch is rotatably sleeved on the second pipe body, the annular chute aligns with the radial chute for the pressing fastener passing through, and the annular switch rotates relative to the radial chute to have an opening position and a closing position. When at the opening position, the pressing fastener aligns with the through hole to be capable of being pressed. When at the closing position, the pressing fastener aligns the convex surface to be abutted and not capable of being pressed.

Claims (8)

1. A quick-release connector switch device, for being equipped with a quick-release connector, the quick-release connector comprising a first connector, a second connector and a pressing fastener, the first connector comprising a first pipe body and an annular groove on an outer edge of the first pipe body; the second connector comprising a second pipe body provided with a radial chute radially passes through the second pipe body; the pressing fastener slidably passing into the radial chute and comprising a locking position and an unlocking position, a pressing spring being disposed between the pressing fastener and the second pipe body to push the pressing fastener moving from the unlocking position to the locking position, the pressing fastener comprising an opening and a snap portion, the opening provided for the first pipe body to pass through, the snap portion disposed adjacent to the opening, when the pressing fastener located at the locking position, the snap portion clamped into the annular groove to fix the first pipe body, when the pressing fastener located at the unlocking position, the snap portion without clamping into the annular groove so that the first connector and the second connector are in a separable state,

the quick-release connector switch device characterized in that,

the quick-release connector switch device comprises an annular switch provided with an annular chute, a through hole and a convex surface, the annular switch is rotatably sleeved on the second pipe body and the annular chute is located on the radial chute for the pressing fastener passing through the annular chute, wherein the annular switch is configured to rotate relative to the radial chute to provide with an opening position and a closing position; when the annular switch is located at the opening position, the pressing fastener aligns with the through hole so that the pressing fastener is allowed to pass the through hole to be capable of being pressed to compress the pressing spring, and the first connector and the second connector are in the separable state; when the annular switch is located at the closing position, the pressing fastener aligns the convex surface, and the convex surface abuts the pressing fastener so that the pressing fastener is not capable of being pressed.

2. The quick-release connector switch device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the annular switch comprises an operation space adjacent to the annular chute.

3. The quick-release connector switch device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the annular switch comprises a straight surface and an arc surface, the straight surface is sunken toward the through hole, when the annular switch is at the opening position, the pressing fastener contacts the straight surface, when the annular switch is at the closing position, the pressing fastener contacts the arc surface.

4. The quick-release connector switch device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the annular switch comprises an outer annular surface provided with a plurality of anti-slip ridges.

5. The quick-release connector switch device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the convex surface is thickened toward a center of the annular switch.

6. The quick-release connector switch device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a positioning flange is disposed at where the annular switch is adjacent to the annular chute, when the annular switch is rotated to the opening position, the positioning flange abuts the second pipe body.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS STREET OF THE ASSIGNEE FROM KUO SHEN RD., TO KOU SHEN RD., PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 67644 FRAME 901. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 10, 2024
From: KUO, CHING-SHENG
To: CHIA CHERNE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067686/0005 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2024
From: KUO, CHING-SHENG
To: CHIA CHERNE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067644/0901 →
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