Quick connector with integrated rfid latch verification

A connector comprising:

• a connector body having a receiving portion surrounding an internal passage, the internal passage arranged to receive a pipe therein;
• a latch mechanism having a first leg retained in the receiving portion in an insertion position, the latch mechanism and the first leg movable into a latched position;
• and
• a radio-frequency identification (RFID) module installed on the first leg, the RFID module shielded by a radio frequency (RF) blocking member in the insertion position preventing the reading of the RFID module,
• wherein responsive to the latch mechanism being moved to the latched position the latch retains the pipe to the connector body and causing and first leg to move and unshield the RFID module allowing the reading of the RFID module.