Patent ID: 7731245
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: B29C,B29K,F16L

Abstract:
1. A quick connector coupling comprising: a connector body defining a through bore extending axially rearward from an entrance; said body having a lip defining a rearward facing annular abutment surface; a tube received within said bore with a radially enlarged upset; a primary retainer disposed in said bore having a primary retainer ring and two primary retainer arms located axially forward of said primary retainer ring, each of said primary retainer arms in abutting relationship with said upset; and a secondary retainer disposed in said bore having a secondary retainer ring in abutting relation to said rearward facing annular abutment surface of said lip of said connector body and two secondary retainer arms located axially rearward of said secondary retainer ring, each of said secondary retainer arms located circumferentially in between two primary retainer arms and in abutting relationship with said upset.