Patent ID: 6612619
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A quick coupler retention apparatus comprising:a quick connect coupler including a body and a collar couplable to a port at one end and a hose at another end, and a connector couplable to another end of the hose; and a clip device having: a unitary clip having a first and a second end; the first end of the clip including an annular end configured to receive a portion of the coupler extending therethrough to anchor the first end of the clip to the body of the coupler; the second end of the clip having a C-shaped configuration to removably engage a groove in the body of the coupler; a strap extending between the first and second ends of the clip to secure the first and second ends together, wherein disconnection of the body from the port is prevented when the C-shaped second end is engaged with the groove so that inadvertent disconnection of the coupler from the port is prevented; a cap of generally cylindrical configuration, the cap having a first and a second side, the first side of the cap defining an orifice for the removable reception therein of a portion of the coupler, the second side of the cap defining an opening to receive therein one end of the port, wherein the orifice permits the removable engagement of the body to the port such that the body and port are couplable together, and wherein the cap and the unitary clip are similarly color-coded with respect to one another so that coupling together of a correct body and a correct port is encouraged.