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2. Quick connect fitting - Wikipedia

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   For hoses and piping, a quick connect fitting, also called a push fitting, is a coupling used to provide a fast, make-or-break connection of gas or liquid transfer lines. Operated by hand, quick connect fittings replace threaded or flanged connections, which require wrenches. When equipped with self-sealing valves, quick connect fittings will ...

3. Hose coupling - Wikipedia

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   A Storz coupling is a quarter-turn or sexless coupling, commonly used to connect to fire hydrants. It is easy to connect, has no particular male or female end, and lugs are on the inside of the joint. This is the standard coupling on fire hoses in Denmark, Germany, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Greece. [26]

4. Cam and groove - Wikipedia

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   Cam and groove is a kind of quick connect coupling usually used in industry A cam and groove coupling , also called a camlock fitting, is a form of hose coupling . This kind of coupling is popular because it is a simple and reliable means of connecting and disconnecting hoses quickly and without tools.

5. Storz - Wikipedia

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   It is also one of the standard couplings on fire hoses in Australia and the United States. The Storz coupling system is also widely used for filling of bulk wood pellet storage systems in Europe (Storz-A or 4-inch or 10-centimetre size), although in France and Belgium the equivalent Guillemin coupling is more commonly employed.

6. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Storz coupling A type of coupling used on fire hose. The coupling is sexless, and secures with a 1/4 turn of the coupling. The coupling may or may not have some sort of locking device. Straight stream A fire-fighting water stream generated by a combination nozzle, characterized by a long reach and large water drops.

7. North American Fire Hose Coupler Incompatibilities - Wikipedia

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   Fire Department Supply and Linen Hose Section of the War Industries Board recommended that for the duration of the war "hydrants, hose valves, hose couplings, nipples, and nozzles 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch to 2-inch, inclusive, to be iron pipe thread for new work, hose gauge or special threads only to be used for replacement or extension of existing ...