High pressure fluid quick connect

A fluid quick connect for fluidically coupling an endform having an enlarged annular flange spaced from one end and a fluid operative device, the fluid quick connect comprising:

• a housing having a through bore extending from a first end;
• a conical recess formed in the housing adjacent to the first end of the housing, the recess having an open first end, the recess defining opposed spaced, conical surfaces extending from the first smaller diameter open end communicating with the bore in the housing to a second larger diameter end;
• a retainer captured by the recess, the retainer having a conical body with a through aperature, a split in the conical body forming first and second circumferentially expandable ends, the retainer moveable from a first position by interference between a leading edge of the body extending through the first open end of the recess and an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position in the recess axially and radially spaced from the first position allowing passage of the annular flange past the leading edge of the retainer, the retainer radially expanding in the recess during movement to the second position to store spring energy, the retainer moveable back to the first position by release of the stored spring energy after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing by interference of the leading edge of the retainer body and the annular flange on the endform;
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• a conical surface formed on the second end of the housing for sealing mating engagement with a complimentary seat formed in a fluid operative device, the seat being one of external and internal.

A fluid quick connect for fluidically coupling an endform having an enlarged annular flange spaced from one end and a fluid operative device, the fluid quick connect comprising:

• a housing having a through bore extending from a first end;
• a conical recess formed in the housing adjacent to the first end of the housing, the recess having an open first end, the recess defining opposed spaced, conical surfaces extending from the first smaller diameter open end communicating with the bore in the housing to a second larger diameter end;
• a retainer captured by the recess, the retainer having a conical body with a through aperature, a split in the conical body forming first and second circumferentially expandable ends, the retainer moveable from a first position by interference between a leading edge of the body extending through the first open end of the recess and an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position in the recess axially and radially spaced from the first position allowing passage of the annular flange past the leading edge of the retainer, the retainer radially expanding in the recess during movement to the second position to store spring energy, the retainer moveable back to the first position by release of the stored spring energy after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing by interference of the leading edge of the retainer body and the annular flange on the endform;
• another conical recess formed in a second end of the housing;
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• another retainer removably captured by the another recess for latching another endform in the second end of the housing.

A fluid quick connect for fluidically coupling two endforms, each having an enlarged annular flange spaced from one end, the fluid quick connect comprises:

• a housing having a through bore extending between first and second ends;
• first and second recesses having opposed conical surfaces respectively formed in the housing at the first and second ends of the housing, each of the first and second recesses communicating at one end with the bore in the housing;
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• a retainer captured by the recess, the retainer having a conical body with a through aperture, a split in the conical body forming first and second circumferentially expandable ends, the retainer moveable from a first position by interference between a leading edge of the body extending through the first open end of the recess and an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position in the recess axially and radially spaced from the first position allowing passage of the annular flange past the leading edge of the retainer, the retainer radially expanding in the recess during movement to the second position to store spring energy, the retainer moveable back to the first position by release of the stored spring energy after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing by interference of the leading edge of the retainer body and the annular flange on the endform.

A fluid coupling comprising:

• an endform having an enlarged diameter annular flange spaced from a tip end;
• a fluid use device having a bore extending from an open end;
• a fluid quick connect for fluidically coupling the endform and the fluid use device, the fluid quick connect including:
• a housing having a through bore extending between first and second ends;
• means for mounting the second end of the housing to the fluid use device;
• a conical recess formed in the housing adjacent to the first end of the housing, the recess having a open first end, the recess defining opposed spaced, conical surfaces extending from the first smaller diameter open end communicating with the bore in the housing to a second larger diameter end;
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• a retainer captured by the recess, the retainer having a conical body with a through aperture, a split in the conical body forming first and second circumferentially expandable ends, the retainer movable from a first position by interference between a leading edge of the body extending through the first open end of the recess and, an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position in the recess axially and radially spaced from the first position allowing passage of the annular flange past the leading edge of the retainer, the retainer radially expanding in the recess during movement to the second position to store spring energy, the retainer moveable back to the first position by release of the stored spring energy after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing by interference of the leading edge of the retainer body and the annular flange on the endform.

A fluid coupling comprising:

• an endform having an enlarged diameter annular flange spaced from a tip end;
• a fluid use device having a bore extending from an open end;
• a fluid quick connect for fluidically coupling the endform and the fluid use device, the fluid quick connect including:
• a housing having a through bore extending between first and second ends;
• means for mounting the second end of the housing to the fluid use device;
• a conical recess formed in the housing adjacent to the first end of the housing, the recess having an open first end, the recess defining opposed spaced, conical surfaces extending from the first smaller diameter open end communicating with the bore in the housing to a second larger diameter end;
• a retainer captured by the recess, the retainer having a conical body with a through aperture, a split in the conical body forming first and second circumferentially expandable ends, the retainer moveable from a first position by interference between a leading edge of the body extending through the first open end of the recess and an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position in the recess axially and radially spaced from the first position allowing passage of the annular flange past the leading edge o the retainer, the retainer radially expanding in the recess during movement to the second position to store spring energy, the retainer moveable back to the first position by release of the stored spring energy after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing by interference of the leading edge of the retainer body and the annular flange on the endform;
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• a conical surfaced formed on the second end of the housing for sealing mating engagement with a complimentary seat formed on a fluid use device, the conical seat being one of external and internal.

A fluid coupling comprising:

• an endform having an enlarged diameter annular flange spaced from a tip end;
• a fluid use device having a bore extending from an open end;
• a fluid quick connect for fluidically coupling the endform and the fluid use device, the fluid quick connect including:
• a housing having a through bore extending between first and second ends;
• means for mounting the second end of the housing to the fluid use device;
• a conical recess formed in the housing adjacent to the first end of the housing, the recess having an open first end, the recess defining opposed spaced, conical surfaces extending form the first smaller diameter open end communicating with the bore in the housing to a second larger diameter end;
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• a retainer captured by the recess, the retainer having a conical body with a through aperture, a split m the conical body forming first and second circumferentially expandable ends, the retainer moveable from a first position by interference between a leading edge of the body extending through the first open end of the recess and an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position in the recess axially and radially spaced from the first position allowing passage of the annular flange past the leading edge of the retainer, the retainer radially expanding in the recess during movement to the second position to store spring energy, the retainer moveable back to the first position by release of the stored spring energy after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing by interference of the leading edge of the retainer body and the annular flange on the endform;
• another conical recess formed in the second end of the housing;
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• another retainer removably captured by the another recess for latching an annular flange on a fluid use device in the second end of the housing.