Patent ID: 9528645
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: F16L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A device for receiving or providing a fluid with a tube coupled to said device for receiving or providing the fluid, said device comprising: a housing; a female port extending from said housing along an axis with said female port having a engagement surface and defining an interior chamber; a retainer disposed in said interior chamber of said female port and movable along said axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, with said retainer having a base, a finger extending from said base to selectively engage said engagement surface, and a barb proximate to said finger for selectively retaining the tube; and a seal disposed in said interior chamber of said female port adjacent said retainer, said seal having a first side and a second side spaced from said first side along said axis with said first side in continuous engagement with said female port; said retainer having a stud extending from said base independent of said finger along said axis beyond said barb to engage said second side of said seal to continuously bias said retainer away from said housing along said axis to facilitate movement of said finger against said engagement surface and engagement of said barb when in said locked position for retaining the tube; and said finger including a front side and a back side spaced from each other along said axis and said engagement surface having at least one abutment, with said back side engaging said abutment when in said locked position.