Patent ID: 7845684

Claim:
A quick connector for connection to a component in a fluid circuit, the component having a distal male end and a collar adjacent to the male end, the connector comprising: a generally tubular body having a female end and a bore extending along a central longitudinal axis of the body, the bore having a first section sized for receiving the distal end of the male component therein, and a second section opening into the female end, the second section being sized for receiving the collar of the male component therein; and a latch comprising: a ring member having an opening disposed in the second section of the bore, the opening being sized to receive the collar of the male component therethrough; an indicator member slidably moveable radially in the ring member between a first indicator position wherein the indicator member does not obstruct the opening of the ring member, and a second indicator position wherein the indicator member obstructs the opening of the ring member; and at least one blocking member movable between a blocking position maintaining the indicator member in its first indicator position and a release position allowing the indicator member to move to its second indicator position, the blocking member having a contact portion projecting into the second section of the bore towards the first section thereof, the contact portion being engageable by the collar urging the blocking member from its blocking position to its release position as the distal end of the male component is inserted into the female end of the connector, the latch being slidably moveable radially relative to the longitudinal axis of the body between an extended latch position disposing the opening of the ring member eccentrically to the longitudinal axis, and a retracted latch position disposing the opening of the ring member coaxially with the longitudinal axis.