Patent ID: 6866303

Claim:
A fluid quick connector comprising: an endform having a radially enlarged flange spaced from a tip end; a housing having a through bore extending between first and second ends and a transverse bore intersecting the through bore; seal means mounted in the through bore for sealing engagement between an inner surface of the through bore and the tip end of the endform; a retainer having first and second spaced legs extending from a wall, the first and second legs mountable through the transverse bore in the housing to releasable latch the retainer to the housing; first and second arms formed on the retainer interiorly of the first and second legs, the first and second arms spaced apart a distance less than an outer diameter of the flange on the endform; and flange means, carried on the retainer spaced from the first and second legs in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the housing and engagable with an exterior surface of the housing when the retainer is coupled to the housing, for positioning the first and second arms to prevent sealing engagement between the seal means and the tip end of the endform when the retainer is latched to the housing prior to insertion of the endform into the through bore.