Storz
Sign in to savethumb|Storz connector Storz is a type of hose coupling invented by in 1882, patented in Switzerland in 1890 and in the U.S. in 1893 that connects using interlocking hooks and flanges. It was first specified in standard FEN 301-316, and has been used by German fire brigades since 1933. (See German delivery hose article.) Amongst other uses, it has been widely employed on fire hoses in firefighting applications. It is the standard coupling on fire hoses in Portugal, Denmark, Slovenia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland, Czechia, Israel, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Her
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thumb|Storz connector Storz is a type of hose coupling invented by in 1882, patented in Switzerland in 1890 and in the U.S. in 1893 that connects using interlocking hooks and flanges. It was first specified in standard FEN 301-316, and has been used by German fire brigades since 1933. (See German delivery hose article.) Amongst other uses, it has been widely employed on fire hoses in firefighting applications. It is the standard coupling on fire hoses in Portugal, Denmark, Slovenia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland, Czechia, Israel, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Greece. 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 size), although in France and Belgium the similar but not completely symmetric Guillemin coupling is more commonly employed.