Patent ID: 6851725

Claim:
A retention assembly for a fluid tube connection, said assembly comprising: a housing defining an axial bore; a tube having a first upset portion and a second upset portion outwardly of said first upset portion, said tube insertable into said bore; a quick connect coupling disposed within said bore, said coupling being actuated by said first upset portion of said tube to retain said tube within said bore; and a retention clip having a pair of tube legs and a pair of housing legs for attaching said clip to said tube and a portion of said housing to further secure said tube within said bore wherein said tube legs are received by said tube outwardly of said second upset portion to attach said clip to said tube, and wherein the end of at least one of said tube legs includes an angled ramp such that said ramp will contact said second upset portion as said clip is attached if said tube is not fully inserted within said housing, thereby forcing said tub into said housing and likewise said first upset portion through said coupling.