Patent ID: 7029197

Claim:
A quick-release joint for two tubes, the quick-release joint comprising: a hollow cylindrical first connector adapted to securely connect to a first tube, the first connector having an inner lip formed on an inner surface of the first connector; a hollow cylindrical second connector adapted to securely connect to a second tube, wherein the second connector is pivotally connected to the first connector, so that the second connector is pivotal, relative to the first connector, about a pivot axis, and is slidable along the pivot axis so as to be movable to a position axially offset from the first connector, the second connector has a protrusion formed on an inner surface of the second connector and having an outer groove formed on the protrusion next to the top surface of the second connector to correspond to the inner lip; and a retainer formed on a side of the first connector and the second connector to move the first connector to axially align with the second connector such that the inner lip is received in the outer groove of the protrusion to secure connection between the first connector and the second connector.