Patent ID: 6488320
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A quick connect coupling for use with a conduit having a free end with a bead comprising:an elongated tubular and cylindrical housing having a female end portion at one end and a male end portion at its other end, an axial passageway formed through said housing which forms a fluid passageway, said housing having a first part and a second part separable from said first housing part, said female end portion being formed on one end of said first housing part and a male end portion being formed on one end of said second housing part, means for coaxially detachably connecting the other ends of said housing parts together said connecting means comprising a threaded connection between said first and second housing parts, said female end portion of said housing having an enlarged diameter internal bore adapted to axially receive the free male end of the conduit, a retainer positioned in said internal bore of said female end portion which automatically lockingly engages the bead on the conduit upon insertion of the conduit into the internal bore of the female end portion, a one-way check valve contained within said second housing part, and a filter secured to said housing adjacent said other ends of said housing parts, said filter extending across said fluid passageway between said one end of said first housing part and said check valve.