Patent ID: 8096320

Claim:
A pressure regulator and pump combination comprising: a pressure regulator having a body member configured to regulate the pressure of a fluid flowing therein, the body member having two ends, one end configured to receive the fluid and another end configured to provide pressure regulated fluid, and having at least one end with a quick-disconnect device; a pump having a corresponding quick-disconnect device configured to receive and couple together with the quick-disconnect device of the pressure regulator based at least partly on using a locking clip in order to provide a direct connection between the pressure regulator and pump, eliminating a hose connection between the pump and pressure regulator that would otherwise be left to droop, be prone to breaking, make finding the right connections difficult for a mounted panel of such pumps, and result in undesirable liquid spills; either the quick-disconnect device being a male quick-disconnect device and the corresponding quick-disconnect device being a female quick-disconnect device, or the quick-disconnect device being a female quick-disconnect device and the corresponding quick-disconnect device being a male quick disconnect device; and the male quick-disconnect device including a male end having an opening with inner strengthening ribs arranged therein that help to prevent the male end from breaking off.