Patent ID: 6672849
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: F04B,F16L

Abstract:
A device for coupling a tube to a pump inlet fitting of a pump, the quick-connect coupler comprising:a body having an outer groove; a sliding member configured to be slidable in a channel of the pump inlet fitting to engage the outer groove in a locked position to lock the quick-connect coupler to the pump inlet fitting and to disengage from the outer groove in a release position to release the quick-connect coupler from the pump inlet fitting, the sliding member comprising a shaft having an enlarged portion which is slidable to a position to-engage the outer groove in the locked position, the enlarged portion being disengaged from the outer groove in the release position by sliding the shaft to move the enlarged portion away from the outer groove; and a spring biasing the sliding member toward the locked position; wherein the shaft is biased by the spring outward from the body to slide to the locked position, the enlarged portion being disengaged from the outer groove in the release position by pushing the shaft in toward the body.