Patent ID: 7481465

Claim:
A fluid coupling assembly comprising: a connector body defining a bore extending axially from an entrance opening defined by a radially inward extending rim, said connector body bore further defining a retainer receiving portion adjacent said rim and a cylindrical sealing surface forward of said retainer receiving portion; said retainer receiving portion including a radially directed annular surface spaced forward of said rim, said body including a forwardmost radially directed annular surface forward of said radially directed annular surface of said retainer receiving portion, said cylindrical sealing surface extending between said radially directed annular surface of said retainer receiving portion and said forwardmost radially directed annular surface; a hollow tube within said bore, said tube having a cylindrical surface extending from its free end and a radially directed upset spaced from said free end; a retainer releasably secured to said connector body, said retainer including a plurality of axially extending arms extending into said retainer receiving portion of said bore, each said arm including a rear abutment surface and a front abutment surface, said rear abutment surfaces in abutting relation with said rim, and said front abutment surfaces in abutting relation to said upset; a seal member disposed in said bore contacting said cylindrical sealing surface and said cylindrical surface of said tube; and a sleeve surrounding said cylindrical surface of said tube including a forward facing radial annular surface and a rearward facing radial annular abutment surface and an outer cylindrical surface extending between said forward facing radial annular surface and said rearward facing radial annular abutment surface and axially slidable on said cylindrical surface of said tube and axially slidable in said cylindrical sealing surface of said body, said rearward facing radial annular abutment surface in abutting relation to said upset and wherein said outer cylindrical surface of said spacer is disposed in said cylindrical sealing surface of said body, forward of said radial directed annular surface of said retainer receiving portion of said body.