Patent ID: 7055869

Claim:
A fluid quick connector comprising: a connector housing having a throughbore configured to mate with an endform; a seal member mounted in the bore adapted to seal the connector housing to the endform; a top hat mounted in the bore of the connector housing axially adjacent to the seal member, the top hat movable between a first position indicating a non-fully inserted position of the endform in the connector housing and a second position upon contact with and full insertion of the endform into the housing; biasing means unitarily formed on the top hat for biasing the top hat to the first position, the biasing means being movable to a position allowing sliding movement of the top hat to the second position in the bore in the housing upon contact with an endform inserted into the bore in the housing; and retainer means, transversely mounted in the housing, for latching the endform in the housing, the retainer means movable from a first non-latching position with respect to the endform to a second latching position only when the endform has moved the top hat to the second position.