Patent ID: 8113547

Claim:
A fluid coupling comprising: a first endform having a tip end having an outer diameter and a recessed surface engagement feature spaced from the tip end and having an outer diameter, wherein the outer diameter of the recessed surface engagement feature is smaller the outer diameter of the tip end; a second endform having a bore extending from an open end, wherein the first endform and the second endform have a longitudinal axis; and a quick connect mechanism for fluidically coupling the first endform to the second endform, the quick connect mechanism including: a latch receiver formed in the bore of the second endform; a quick connect housing having a through bore for receiving the tip end of the first endform; a latch carried on the quick connect housing for engaging the latch receiver in the bore of the second endform to couple the quick connect housing to the second endform; and a retainer moveably mounted in the housing for securing the first endform in the quick connect housing after the first endform has been inserted through the bore of the quick connect housing and into the bore of the second endform, the retainer including outer legs releasably engagable with the quick connect housing to mount the retainer to the quick connect housing and a pair of arms having free ends radially inwardly spaced apart from the outer legs, wherein the pair of arms are engagable with the first endform, and the retainer is moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to lock the retainer in position wherein an inner diameter of the pair of arms approximate the outer diameter of the recessed surface engagement feature of the first endform is smaller than the outer diameter of the tip end of the first endform.