Patent ID: 7469937

Claim:
A quick connecting device for ducts in motor vehicles, comprising of: a female member having first and second opposite ends, and an outer surface with first and second circumferential protrusions; a male member having first and second opposite ends, and an outer surface with a circumferential groove, said male member being receivable in said female member at said first end of said female member without said first end of said female member covering said circumferential groove; first and second sealing members disposed between said first and second circumferential protrusions, respectively, of said female member and said outer surface of said male member; and a fastening member disposed around said female and male members so as to be in direct contact with the first circumferential protrusion of said female member and received in the groove of said male member in a manner that compresses the first sealing member, the fastening member thereby holding said female and male members axially in place.