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Quick connector having ring for confirming proper connection

  • US 6,010,160 A
  • Filed: 01/22/1998
  • Issued: 01/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A quick connector assembly for coupling a male conduit to a female receptacle and to confirm the coupling, said female receptacle having a bore centrally extending therethrough defined by an inside surface and an enlarged lead-in section continuous with said inside surface, said assembly comprising:

  • a member having a throughbore and interface portions extending therefrom for engaging the female receptacle, said member surrounding a predetermined portion of the male conduit, said member being positionable within the enlarged lead-in section of the female receptacle;

    a confirmer body for confirming the positioning of said member within the female receptacle, said confirmer body including an aft end, said confirmer body being movable between a seated position wherein at least a portion of said confirmer body is nested within the enlarged lead-in section of the female receptacle and wherein said aft end of said confirmer body rests evenly with respect to the female receptacle and an unseated position wherein said confirmer body is in spaced apart relation from the enlarged lead-in section, said confirmer body transferring the pull apart force from said male conduit to said female receptacle through said interface portions; and

    whereby said confirmer body confirms to an installer that the member is positioned within the female receptacle when said aft end of said confirmer body rests evenly with respect to the female receptacle when said confirmer body is moved toward said seated position.

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