Patent ID: 7192062

Claim:
A quick-connect cartridge assembly, comprising: a ring; a collar disposed within the ring, the collar having a predetermined inner diameter; an annular seal coaxially disposed with respect to the ring and the collar; a plug having a shank with an outer diameter substantially similar to the inner diameter of the collar, wherein the shank of the plug is slidably received within the collar and is held within the collar by a friction fit, the plug also being received through the annular seal so as to establish a coaxial relationship with the ring, the collar and the annular seal, the plug including an end flange thereon for abutting the collar when the plug is inserted, the end flange facilitating driving of the ring, the collar and the annular seal into a port, and wherein the plug and the collar are configured to permit a predetermined degree of axial movement therebetween when the plug is received in the collar such that a gap is created between the collar and the end flange of the plug for insertion of a release tool adapted to withdraw the plug from the ring, the collar and the annular seal when mounted in the port, wherein the end flange of the plug lacks a notch configured to receive the release tool to facilitate removal of the plug from the ring, the collar and the annular seal when mounted in the port.