Wall hydrant with slip clutch assembly

A hydrant used in combination with a pipe comprising:

• a hydrant body having a fluid passage passing from an inlet end to an outlet end;
• a slip clutch assembly connected to the inlet end, the slip clutch assembly adapted to retain the pipe;
• said slip clutch assembly comprises a retaining ring having a plurality of sloped spring fingers around said pipe;
• said fingers having inside surfaces toward said pipe and outside surfaces away from said pipe;
• said fingers having an inherent bias toward said pipe;
• said spring fingers having pipe engaging ends allowing pipe movement in a first direction therethrough but preventing reverse pipe movement therethrough in an opposite direction;
• a deactuator in engagement with said inside surfaces of said sloped fingers to shift said fingers against the inherent bias of the fingers to allow said reverse pipe movement;
• a rim affixed within the slip clutch assembly to capture the deactuator and the retaining ring;
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• wherein the deactuator is slidably retained between the rim and an annular ring.