Patent ID: 9115834
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A quick connector assembly for mating with a male end form comprising: a housing having an exterior surface and an inner bore for receiving the male end form; a locker having a pair of outside legs slidably engaging said exterior surface of said housing and wherein said locker is movable between a non-engaged position for allowing the male end form to be inserted into and withdrawn from said inner bore and an engaged position for trapping said male end form in said inner bore; at least one of said outside legs of said locker or said exterior surface of said housing including at least two windows and the other of said outside legs of said locker and said housing including at least two notches for engaging said windows and wherein said locker is movable from said engaged position to said non-engaged position only in response to said outside legs being pulled away from one another to disengage said notches from said windows; and a plunger slidably disposed within said inner bore of said housing and a spring engaging said plunger and biasing said plunger in a first direction toward a resting position.