Quick connector with one-piece retainer

A quick connector assembly comprising:

• a conduit having a radially outward extending annular flange at a predetermined distance from an end of said conduit;
• a housing having an axial bore formed therein for receiving said conduit;
• seal means for sealing said conduit with said housing, said seal means positioned in said axial bore of said housing;
• a retainer means for retaining said conduit in said housing, said retainer means positioned in said housing axial bore, said retainer means including a ring means for maintaining said sealing means in said housing, said ring means including an axial bore for enabling passage of said conduit;
• a first pair of arms extending from said ring means, each arm from said first pair of arms being formed by a pair of strips, said strips being connected by a leg portion axially spaced apart from said ring means having an outwardly extending flange, said arms also having a conduit abutting means;
• a second pair of arms extending from said ring means, said second pair of arms having an overall planar shape, and an abutting means;
• and
• said first pair of arms alternating between said second pair of arms.

A quick connector assembly comprising:

• a conduit having a radially outward extending annular flange at a predetermined distance from an end of said conduit;
• a housing having an axial bore formed therein for receiving said conduit;
• seal means for sealing said conduit with said housing, said seal means positioned in said axial bore of said housing;
• and
• retainer means for retaining said conduit in said housing, said retainer means positioned in said housing axial bore and including a ring means for maintaining said sealing means in said housing, a first pair of arms extending from said ring means, and a second pair of arms extending from said ring means, each arm from said first pair of arms being formed by a pair of strips, said strips being connected by a leg portion axially spaced apart from said ring means having an outwardly extending flange, said ring means including an axial bore enabling passage of said conduit, and said second pair of arms alternating between said first pair of arms.

A quick connector assembly comprising:

• a conduit having a radially outward extending annular flange at a predetermined distance from an end of said conduit;
• a housing having an axial bore formed therein for receiving said conduit, said housing having a radially inward turned flange;
• seal means for sealing said conduit with said housing, said seal means positioned in said axial bore of said housing;
• and
• retainer means for retaining said conduit in said housing, said retainer means positioned in said housing axial bore and including a ring means for maintaining said sealing means in said housing, said ring means including a ring, and a first pair of arms extending from said ring means, and a second pair of arms extending from said ring means, said ring means including an axial bore enabling passage of said conduit, and said second pair of arms alternating between said first pair of arms, said first pair of arms extending substantially between said flange of said housing and said annular flange of said conduit when said conduit is held within said housing and said second pair of arms extending substantially between said flange of said housing and said ring means, each of said first pair of arms including a leg portion axially spaced apart from said ring means and a cantilevered tab extending from said leg portion toward said ring, said cantilevered tab having a ring means-facing annular flange abutting surface formed thereon, said annular flange abutting surface being spaced apart from said ring.