A Chicago fitting (also called a Duck's foot fitting due to its shape) is a one quarter turn
fitting used for attaching
hoses or
piping
Within industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey fluids (liquids and gases) from one location to another. The engineering discipline of piping design studies the efficient transport of fluid.
Industrial process piping (and accompa ...
together. Chicago fittings are used on both low to medium pressure
gas
Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).
A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g. oxygen), or ...
and
fluid lines. The advantages of the Chicago fitting are that it can be used in a wide range of industries and that there is no
male or female fitting; both fittings are identical.
See also
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Gladhand connector
A gladhand connector or gladhand coupler is an interlocking hose coupling fitted to hoses supplying pressurized air from a tractor unit to air brakes on a semi-trailer, or from a locomotive to railway air brakes on railroad cars. Gladhand conn ...
External links
Universal “Chicago” Couplings
Plumbing
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