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).
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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.
Pneumatic Connectors Fittings Video
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
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