| 摘要 |
The coupler includes a male coupler formed with an annular groove, and a female coupler into which the male coupler is detachably inserted. The female coupler includes a first body part downwardly open, a second body part upwardly open, being rotatably connected with the first body part, and defining a hollow space together with the first body part, and a guide housed in the space, and supporting the male coupler inserted into the female coupler. The guide is composed of a material having elasticity, and exerts an elastic force on the first body part and the second body part such that they are closed to each other. |
| 主权项 |
1. A coupler including:
a female coupler into which a male coupler can be inserted; and a guide housed in said female coupler in a positioned condition, and detachably supporting said male coupler, wherein at least one of said female coupler and said guide includes a lock adapted to be engaged with said male coupler inserted in said female coupler to keep said male coupler inserted in said female coupler, and said guide includes a base wall, and at least one pair of walls extending in a common direction from said base wall such that they face each other, at least one of said walls having elasticity, said at least one of said walls being able to move towards and away from the other of said walls, said lock, while said male coupler is being inserted in said female coupler, being engaged with said male coupler by virtue of said elasticity, and disengaging from said male coupler when said at least one of said walls moves towards or away from the other of said walls. |
