This article is a compendium of hand-operable air-line fittings, typically of quick-disconnect type, used for pneumatics and other compressed air purposes including breathable air (a subset of breathing gases).
Video Air-line fitting
Breathable air applications
For breathable air applications such as SCBA, these may found on both sides of the first-stage and second-stage pressure regulators (very similar to SCUBA diving regulators) to allow for rapid and tool-free return-to-service. For breathable air applications such as supplied-air and mixed supplied-air with SCBA backup, the quick-disconnect fittings allow movement of a worker from one supplied-air station to another.
Maps Air-line fitting
Other applications
These fittings or special-service variants may also be found in hydraulic applications and alternative compressed gas applications (Oxy-acetylene welding and cutting, fuel gases, NSF C-2 food-contact, etc...), though perhaps not as frequently.
Summary tables of fittings, alpha-sorted by common fitting name
Table 1
In many instances the name is the manufacturer who originated or popularized a particular design.
(see also: ARO, Automotive, Broomwade InstantAir, Camel, Coilhose, Tru-Flate, Walther, etc...)
Table 2
Summary table of cross-compatible "meta" fitting designs, specifications, or profiles, alpha-sorted by common fitting name.
(see also: British Profile, English Industrial profile, Italian Profile, Japanese Profile, 7.2 - 7.4 European Profile, ISO 6150-C)
Table 3
Table 3 should be incorporated into the other tables above
References
- IBS, Incorporated. Auburn, WA Air Line Accessories catalog v03 dated Jan 18, 2007 (last fetched 2009-03-08)
- http://www.industrialbolt.com/downloads/AirFittings.pdf
- Mine Safety Appliances Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MSA North America catalog, Air Line Respirators section undated (last fetched 2009-03-08)
- http://media.msanet.com/NA/USA/CatalogSections/AirLineRespirators.pdf
- New-Line Hose and Fittings Burnaby, British Columbia, North America catalog, Quick Connects section dated 1H 2007 www.new-line.com (last fetched 2009-03-08)
- http://www.new-line.com/PDFs/IH2007-PL%20New-Line%20Hose%20&%20Fittings%20Catalogue/V%20-%20Quick%20Connects.pdf
- http://www.lincolnindustrial.com/Catalogs/Uploaded/Catalog_116/pgs100-102.pdf
- http://canadaind.dixonbayco.com/fgal/lit_pdf/2006/DQC2010complete_WEB.pdf version: 1.6(Acrobat 7.x) Lincoln fittings pages 37 & 38 in 2010 catalog. Pages 39 & 40 when using Adobe Reader X 10.0.
- http://www.dixonvalve.com/files/literature/1342546102Inside%20Air%20Applications_2012_opt.pdf version: 1.4(Acrobat 5.x) Lincoln Fittings page 8.
- https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ZmMXqgRXKUoJ:www.oandplibrary.org/op/pdf/1978_01_032.pdf+lincoln+flex-o-matic+pdf&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjPEiHv8KtYquUlXKBBsvGA5mU5U7tF25NNYDZCxVOykJXlwMBnZwcvMhqnN9QcLsseAEXFrRJFwFB_rTLo9FfkN1zWWXmP40wdOz7kPsTfK5nBQ0WHXIVgnJ8msKZK3xNymE5U&sig=AHIEtbRzlavJUdvJMS0Fzu-LRTlnQ3DtIA
- http://www.oandplibrary.org/op/1978_01_032.asp
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