Patent ID: 11953136
Assignee: OETIKER SCHWEIZ AG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. The quick connector of claim 7, wherein the shaft portion (61) has:
a tapered section (62) with gradually increasing outer diameter adapted to stretch the resilient member (20) when the tapered section (62) is inserted into the retainer (10) until the resilient member (20) has reached a first stretched state; and/or
a groove section (63) for receiving the resilient member (20) so that it can relax from the first stretched state into a second stretched state when the plug (60) is fully inserted into the retainer (10) and the plug (60) is turned from a first rotational position into a second rotational position relative to the retainer (10).