Means of coupling non-threaded connections

A connector assembly for attaching fluid-communicating conduits communicating a fluid media from upstream to downstream, said assembly comprising:

• a female member having a receptacle with a cylindrical interior surface defining a throughbore extending therethrough, said throughbore having an inner diameter, said female member defining a port;
• a male member, said male member being part of the conduit carrying the fluid from the upstream connection, said male member including:
• a male conduit having a cylindrical cross sectional shape and an exterior surface, said conduit having an end, a region of a first outer diameter, and a region of a second outer diameter, said first outer diameter being less than said second outer diameter when the conduit can be formed and said first outer diameter being equal to said second outer diameter when it is not desired to form the conduit;
• a seal fitted on said male conduit, said seal having an outer peripheral wall, said outer peripheral wall of said seal being rotatably matable with said throughbore of said female member, said seal substantially preventing the fluid media from passing between said exterior surface of said male conduit and said throughbore of said female member;
• first means for rotatably seating said male conduit within said throughbore of said female member said first means including a bearing surface for enabling rotation of said male portion with said female portion contacting said female through bore;
• second means for rotatably seating said male conduit within said throughbore of said female member and for permitting relative rotational movement therebetween;
• a retainer, said retainer including two separate annular members both entirely positioned within said female portion, and at least one of said annular members seating on said male portion spaced from said first means and said retainer for providing a non-threaded connection for holding said male and female portions in a sealed relationship.

A connector assembly for use in communicating a fluid medium, said assembly comprising:

• a female member having a throughbore;
• a male conduit partially insertable into said throughbore of said female member to form a fluid-tight connection therewith, said male conduit having an end, said male conduit further having a retainer that transfers forces that tend to separate said male conduit from said female member, said throughbore of said female member receiving a portion of said male conduit leading to the connector assembly;
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• means for sealing said male conduit with respect to said female member to form said fluid-tight connection on said male conduit, said male conduit, and said sealing member being arranged between said conduit end and said retainer, a bushing fixed to said male portion, said bushing including a bearing surface for enabling rotation of said male portion with said female portion contacting said female through bore, and an annular retainer including two separate annular members both entirely positioned within said female portion, and at least one of said annular members seating on said male portion spaced from said bushing and said retainer for providing a non-threaded connection for holding said male and female portions in a sealed relationship.

A connector assembly for attaching fluid-communicating conduits, said assembly comprising:

• a female member having a receptacle with a cylindrical interior surface defining a bore extending therethrough, said bore defining a longitudinal axis, said bore having formed therein a first inner peripheral wall having a diameter and having a first central axis coaxial with said longitudinal axis, said bore further having formed therein a second inner peripheral wall having a second central axis coaxial with said longitudinal axis, said second inner peripheral wall having a diameter and being adjacent said first inner peripheral wall, said diameter of said second inner peripheral wall being greater than said diameter of said first inner peripheral wall, said second inner peripheral wall having defined therein a retainer-receiving bore;
• a male member, said male member including:
• a male conduit having a cylindrical cross sectional shape and an exterior surface, said conduit having an end, a region of a first outer diameter, and a region of a second outer diameter, said first outer diameter being less than said second outer diameter;
• a seal fitted on said male conduit, said seal having an outer peripheral wall, said outer peripheral wall of said seal being rotatably matable with said first inner peripheral wall of said female member, said seal substantially preventing the fluid media from passing between said exterior surface of said male conduit and said inside surface of said female member;
• first means for rotatably seating said male conduit with said first inner peripheral wall of said female member, said first means including a bearing surface for enabling rotation of said male portion with said female portion contacting said female through bore;
• second means for rotatably seating said male conduit with said first inner peripheral wall of said female member, said seal being positioned between said first and second means;
• a retainer, said retainer including two separate annular members both entirely positioned within said female portion, and at least one of said annular members seating on said male portion spaced from said first means and said retainer for providing a non-threaded connection for holding said male and female portions in a sealed relationship;
• said seal, said region of said first outer diameter, and said retainer being operable to limit axial movement of said male member with respect to said female member while permitting said male member to be rotated with respect to said female member.