Patent ID: 6557903
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B60T,F16L

Abstract:
A quick connector comprising:a male component including a conduit having a first end and a spool fixedly connected to the first end of the conduit and carrying the conduit; a female component including a body having a bore extending from a first end, a channel in the body extending transversely to the bore, the channel having opposed sidewalls, opposed notches formed on opposite sidewalls of the channel and extending laterally from the sidewalls to inner walls; a latch having a base with an aperture mountable over the conduit and peripheral side edges allowing the latch to be seated in the channel in a first installation position wherein the peripheral side edges do not engage the notches and rotated to a second latched position wherein opposed peripheral side edges of the base engage the notches in the body; and a latch clip engagable with the latch and the sidewalls of the channel to resist rotation of the latch from the second latched position.