Patent ID: 7914052

Claim:
A fluid coupling for coupling a position-sensitive fluid utilization or dispensing device to a supply pipe having a dispensing end, comprising: a collar having a set of threads at a first end and an internal shoulder at a second end, said collar being slidably mountable on a supply pipe having a set of threads at a dispensing end, a hollow nut having a set of threads and an external shoulder at a first end and a projecting section having a splined section and a compressible seal at a second end, said set of threads at said first end being arranged to mate with said set of threads on said supply pipe, and a fluid utilization or dispensing device having an inlet or port having (a) a set of threads arranged to mate with said set of threads of said collar, (b) a splined section for mating with said splined section of said nut, and (c) an inner wall arranged to compress said seal on said projecting section of said nut for forming a watertight joint, whereby said fluid utilization or dispensing device can be mounted onto said supply pipe in a secure and non-rotatable position.