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US 6,637,779 B2Granted
Fluid quick connector with grooved endform
AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorMichael J. Andre
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Abstract
A fluid quick connector includes a connector body which receives a retainer having a radially inward extending projection which is releasably engagable with an annular recess formed in an endform to releasably latch the endform in the connector body.
Claims19
A fluid quick connector apparatus defining a fluid joint between a conduit and a tubular endform comprising:
- a conduit
- a tubular endform having a single radially inward extending recess adjacent a first end;
- a connector body configured to axially mate with the tubular endform;
- and
- a retainer displaceable with respect to the connector body between a release position and an engaged position with the tubular endform, the retainer having spaced side legs latchable to the body in the retainer engaged position the retainer having spaced arms disposed inward of the side legs, the arms engagable with the endform when the retainer is moved to the engaged position, the retainer having a radially inward extending projection carried on a circumferential extent of an inner surface of the inner arms engagable with the recess in the tubular endform to effect interlocking between the connector body and the tubular endform when the retainer is in the engaged position.
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A retainer for a fluid quick connector having a connector body configured to axially mate with a tubular endform having a single annular recess adjacent a first end, the retainer comprising:
- engagement members carried on the retainer adapted for displaceably mounting the retainer in the connector body in an endform latched position;
- a pair of inner arms disposed inward of the engagement members, the arms engagable with the endform;
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- an arcuate endform latch projection carried on a circumferential extent of an inner surface of the arms on the retainer adapted for engagement with the single recess in the endform to effect interlocking between the connector body and the endform when the endform is inserted into the connector body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.