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US 7,547,048 B2Granted
Fluid quick connector with integral pivotal retainer
AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorEric Catlow
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Abstract
A fluid quick connector includes an integral retainer pivotally mounted on a housing for latchingly coupling a first endform in the bore of the housing. The retainer is coupled to the housing by a living hinge forming the retainer and the housing as a one-piece unitary body to eliminate the need to manufacture and assemble a separate retainer in the connector.
Claims5
A fluid quick connector for receiving an endform having an engagement surface, the quick connector comprising:
- a housing having a bore extending from a first end adapted to receive the endform;
- a retainer carrying an endform engagement member adapted to engage the engagement surface on the endform to latch the endform in the housing;
- the retainer pivotally connected to the housing for movement between a first position allowing movement of the endform relative to the housing and a second position engaged with the housing, the endform engagement member configured to extend radially past a longitudinal axis of the bore when the retainer is in the second position;
- cooperating lock members on the retainer in the housing for locking the retainer in the second position;
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- a hinge coupling the retainer and the housing, the hinge being a living hinge forming the retainer and the housing as a one-piece unitary structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.