Patent ID: 7832774
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A coupling assembly comprising: a first member; a second member having a receiving portion sized to receive the first member; a retaining formation provided on one of the first and second members, the retaining formation including a ramp and two or more grooves, wherein each groove is at least partially defined by converging surfaces; a locking member moveably secured in a cavity in the other of the first and second members; a resilient biasing member adapted to engage and bias the locking member in a first radial direction, wherein the resilient biasing member is an o-ring or a garter spring; and a moveable release sleeve configured for receipt within the receiving portion of the second member between the first member and the second member, wherein, as the first member is progressively inserted into the receiving portion of the second member, the locking member is moved: wherein the moveable release sleeve is configured to be moved into engagement with the locking member, when the locking member is engaged with the other groove in the retaining formation, and move the locking member in the second radial direction.