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Quick connector

  • US 5,551,732 A
  • Filed: 02/14/1995
  • Issued: 09/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A quick connector used to couple a male conduit to a female receptacle, said female receptacle having a bore centrally extending therethrough defined by an inside surface therein, said quick connector comprising:

  • a body segment having an aperture therethrough defined by an inner edge therearound, said inner edge of said body segment surrounding a predetermined portion of said male conduit therewithin;

    a pair of waist segments each having an interior edge thereabout, said body segment coupled to said pair of waist segments;

    interface portions mounted on said pair of waist segments which attachably engage said female receptacle thereagainst;

    a leg segment attached to said pair of waist segments clear of said aperture within said body segment thereof, said leg segment defined by a pair of projecting elements each extending substantially perpendicular to said pair of waist segments such that said leg segment is orientated substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of said male conduit adjacent thereto; and

    said leg segment protruding through said bore of said female receptacle so as to be accessible from thereout, said interface portions insertable into said bore of said female receptacle by allowing said pair of projecting members of said leg segment to at least partially compress toward one another, said leg segment further urging said interface portions radially outward so as to be engagably coupled within said female receptacle, said interface portions being disengagable from said female receptacle by at least partially compressing said projecting members of said leg segment toward one another whereby said quick connector can be longitudinally removed from said female receptacle.

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