Patent ID: 8985641
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A device for connecting and disconnecting a garden hose or similar device, comprising; a. a tube having a threaded connecter on one end and a three pronged clasping mechanism on the other end, the three prongs defined by three curved slots therebetween, the slots forming ramps, wherein said tube is configured to slide over another tube; b. said another tube being of one-piece construction and having a threaded connecter on one end and a tubular protrusion on the other end, a portion of said tubular protrusion defining an inner wall, a concentric outer wall attached to the inner wall to define an annular slot therebetween; c. three pins radially extending from said inner wall through said outer wall, said three pins retaining three corresponding roller bushings within said annular slot, said roller bushings acting as roller bearings; d. said tubular protrusion further comprising circumferential grooves, O-rings being disposed in said grooves to seal between said tube and said another tube, said O-rings guiding the mating and demating of said tube and said another tube and to maintain a clearance between the said tube and said another tube; and e. wherein said tube and said another tube are mated together by sliding said pronged end over said tubular protrusion and into said annular slot until said three prongs engage said three roller bushings, then twisting said tube relative to said another tube.