Patent ID: 6431612
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A fluid conduit to air flow device connection comprising:an end form on a conduit having an annular enlarged diameter flange spaced from one end of the conduit; a seal member mounted on the conduit adjacent to the flange; a port adapted to be carried on an air flow device, the port having a through bore extending therethrough and a shoulder formed between an intermediate tubular portion and an end portion; a housing having a through bore extending between first and second ends; a transverse bore formed in the housing intersecting the through bore; a retainer transversely insertable through the transverse bore into locking engagement with the housing, the retainer having a side edge; the end form on the conduit insertable into the housing with the flange on the end form spaced from the second end of the housing; and the port insertable through the first end of the housing into the through bore to a fully sealed engagement with the end form of the conduit wherein the retainer is movable through the transverse bore to bring the side edge of the retainer into engagement with the shoulder on the port to prevent axial displacement of the port from the conduit and to maintain the port in engagement with the end form.