Two piece molded female coupling

A female coupling member, comprising:

• (a) a one piece integrally molded plastic housing having a front end and a back end and defining a path for the flow of fluid therethrough, a slot being defined in said housing and extending generally transversely of the housing;
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• (b) a one piece integrally molded quick connecting/ disconnecting clip member slidably mountable in the housing slot, the clip member being retained against axial movement by the housing, the clip member being slidable between a first position and a second position, the clip member projecting into the fluid pathway where said clip member is engageable with a male coupling member to hold the male coupling member within the front end of the female coupling member when in the second position, the clip member being biased into the second position, the clip member further including a plate portion extending generally transversely of the female coupling, the plate portion defining an aperture therein alignable with the male coupling member, the clip member further including a resilient biasing member of one piece with the clip member having an at rest position, the resilient biasing member being displaced from its at rest position and in a displaced position when the clip member is in the first position, the biasing member tending to bias the clip member back to the second position when in the displaced position, the resilient biasing member engaging the housing at a distal end of the resilient biasing member, clearance being provided between the biasing member and the housing intermediate of the distal end of the resilient biasing member at the point of attachment to the clip member.

A female coupling member, comprising:

• (a) a one piece integrally molded plastic housing having a front end and a back end and defining a path for the flow of fluid therethrough, a slot being defined in said housing and extending generally transversely of the housing;
• and
• (b) a one piece integrally molded quick connecting/disconnecting clip member slidably mountable in the housing slot, the clip member being retained against axial movement by the housing, the clip member being slidable between a first position and a second position, the clip member projecting into the fluid pathway when in the second position, the clip member further including a plate portion extending generally transversely of the female coupling, the plate portion defining an aperture therein alignable with the male coupling member, the clip member further including an integral resilient biasing member having an at rest position, the resilient biasing member being displaced from its at rest position and in a displaced position when the clip member is in the first position, the biasing member tending to bias the clip member back to the second position when in the displaced position, the clip member further including a tab portion extending generally axially of the female coupling member, the resilient biasing member extending generally axially of the housing and engaging the housing at a distal end of the resilient biasing member, clearance being provided between the biasing member and the housing intermediate of the distal end of the resilient biasing member and the point of attachment to the clip member, the housing being provided with a raised surface cooperating with the distal end of the resilient biasing member to restrict transverse movement of the distal end of the biasing member toward the fluid pathway of the housing.