Patent ID: 6371529
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A quick connector for joining first and second conduits in fluid flow communication, the quick connector comprising:a first housing having a through bore with a first bore portion adapted for receiving a first end of a first conduit; a seal element mounted in the first bore portion sealing engagable between the first housing and the first end of the first conduit; a second housing having first and second end members, the second housing having a through bore axially alignable with the first bore portion of the first housing for receiving the first conduit therethrough; a tubular sleeve extending integral with and coaxially from the first end member of the second housing concentric with the bore through the second housing, the tubular sleeve insertable into the first bore portion of the first housing and retaining the seal element within the first housing; a retainer mountable in the second housing for lockingly coupling the first conduit to the first and second housings; a raised annular flange formed on the first housing; and a plurality of latch fingers projecting from the first end member of the second housing and lockingly engagable with the annular flange to resist axial displacement of the first and second housings relative to each other while permitting rotational displacement of the first and second housings relative to each other.