Patent ID: 6905148

Claim:
A connector for securing conduits in end to end relationship, comprising: a pin connection member and a box connection member, said pin and box connection members being adapted for said pin connection member to be inserted into said box connection member; a securing means for securing said pin and box connection members together after insertion; said pin and box connection members having complementary recesses diametrically opposite one another for receiving said securing means when said pin connection member engages said box connection member; said securing means is a split ring biased to a locked position wherein said pin connection member may not be inserted in said box connection member without said split ring being contracted to and retained in an unlocked position prior to insertion, said split ring being moveable to a locked position wherein said pin and box connection members are secured together; said box connection member having an aperture for accessing said split ring after insertion of said pin connection member into said box connection member; a locking means cooperating with said split ring for locking said split ring in said secured position, said locking means is a wedge block, said wedge block secured to said box connection member, between the open ends of said split ring to maintain said split ring in said complementary recesses of said pin and box connection members; and, a sealing means forming a pressure tight connection between said pin and box connection members after said split ring is engaged.