Patent ID: 7413370
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A quick connect coupling assembly for mounting an accessory tube to a mounting base having a stem connecting a ball to the base, the assembly comprising: a cylindrically shaped main body having a cavity formed therein for receiving the ball; a coupling sleeve having an orifice formed in a circumference of said sleeve and a profiled cutout formed in the circumference of said sleeve said orifice having a wide end and a narrow end, said wide end of said orifice allowing said sleeve to rotate with respect to said main body when the ball is attached to the coupling assembly in an attached position; a spring disposed on said main body and abutting said sleeve; a guiding mechanism fixed to said main body and interacting with said orifice for compressing said spring and mounting said sleeve on said main body, and said guiding mechanism aligning said cutout with said cavity when said sleeve and said main body are positioned in a receiving position for receiving the ball.