Squeeze-to-release quick connector with snap-in retainer

A squeeze-to-release quick connector adapted for selective locking engagement with a male connector part having a radially extending abutment surface comprising:

• a housing having a through bore extending from a first end to an opposed second end;
• a retainer;
• and
• receiver means, disposed on the housing, for receiving the retainer in a detachable connection, the receiver means including:
• an abutment extending radially with respect to an exterior surface of the housing;
• a hollow receptacle having a plurality of exterior walls formed on the housing;
• and
• an aperture formed in one of the walls of the receptacle between one wall of the receptacle and the abutment;
• the retainer including:
• a body having a through bore, the body mountable through the first end of the housing into the through bore in the housing;
• latch means, extending from the body and detachably engagable with the receiver means, for detachably coupling the retainer to the housing;
• pressure receiving portions formed on the body of the retainer and pivotally extending from the body;
• and
• a finger extending radially and angularly inward from each pressure receiving portion to engage an abutment surface on a male connector part to decouplingly mount the male connector part in the housing.

A squeeze-to-release quick connector adapted for selective locking engagement with a male connector part having a radially extending abutment surface comprising:

• a housing have a through bore extending from a first end to an opposed second end;
• a retainer;
• and
• receiver means, carried externally on the housing, for receiving the retainer in a detachable connection, the receiver means including an abutment extending radially outwardly from an exterior surface of the housing;
• the retainer including:
• a body having a through bore, the body mountable through the first end of the housing into the through bore in the housing;
• first and second latch arms integrally extending from the body and detachably engagable with the abutment in the receiver means to couple the retainer to the housing;
• first and second pressure receiving portions formed on the body of the retainer and pivotally extending from the body in an opposite direction from the first and second latch arms, the pressure portions including first and second enlarged pads each pivotally connected to the body of the retainer by a tab;
• and
• a finger extending radially and angularly inward from each of the first and second pads to engage an abutment surface on a male connector part to decouplingly mount the male connector part in the housing.

A squeeze-to-release quick connector adapted for selective locking engagement with a male connector part having a radially extending abutment surface comprising:

• a housing having a through bore extending from a first end to an opposed second end;
• a retainer;
• and
• at least two receiver means, disposed on the housing, for receiving the retainer in a detachable, connection, each receiver means including an abutment extending radially outwardly from an exterior surface of the housing;
• the retainer including:
• a body having a through bore, the body mountable through the first end of the housing into the through bore in the housing;
• first and second latch arms extending from the body, each detachably engagable with the abutment in one of the receiver means to couple the retainer to the housing;
• first and second pressure receiving portions formed on the body of the retainer and pivotally extending from the body in an opposite direction from the first and second latch arms, the pressure portions including first and second pads each pivotally connected to the body of the retainer by a tab;
• means for coupling the first and second pads together, the coupling means including flexible strips extending between one edge of each of the first and second pads;
• and
• a finger extending radially and an angularly inward from each of the first and second pads to engage an abutment surface on a male connector part to decouplingly mount the male connector part in the housings.

A squeeze-to-release quick connector adapted for selective locking engagement with a male connector part having a radially extending abutment surface comprising:

• a housing have a through bore extending from a first end to an opposed second end;
• a retainer;
• and
• first and second receivers mounted on the housing, each of the first and second receivers forming a hollow receptacle having a plurality of exterior walls, an aperture formed in one of the exterior walls of the receptacle and forming an abutment;
• the retainer including:
• an annular body having a through bore, the body mountable through the first end of the housing into the through bore in the housing;
• first and second latch arms extending from the body and detachably engagable with the abutment in the fist and second receivers to detachably couple the retainer to the housing;
• first and second pressure receiving portion pads formed on the body of the retainer and pivotally extending from the body in an opposite direction from the first and second latch arms, the first and second pads pivotally connected to the body of the retainer by a tab;
• a finger extending radially and angularly inward from each first and second pad to engage an abutment surface on a male connector part to decouplingly mount the male connector part in the housing;
• flexible strips extending between one edge of each of the first and second pads, the flexible strips spaced apart;
• and
• guide members formed on the body of the retainer and extending axially from the body toward the arcuate strips, the guide members circumferentially spaced between the first and second pads.