Patent ID: 7121592

Claim:
A fluid quick connector comprising: an end form having a bore extending from a tip end; a first housing having a through bore; a second housing have a through bore, the second housing coupled to the first housing; a shut off valve disposed in the bore in the first housing, the valve having a seal end and a guide portion, the valve axially moveable from a fluid flow blocking position to a fluid flow position in response to contact of the tip end of the end form with the guide portion of the value and full insertion of the end form in the bores in the first and second housing; at least one seal member carried in the first housing and engaged by the valve in the fluid blocking position; a separate retainer carried on the second housing for releasably locking the end form in the first and second housings a threaded axial interface carried on adjoining portions on the first housing and the second housing threadingly varying the extent of the insertion of the tip end of the end form into the bore in the first housing and the axial position of the valve with respect to the at least one seal member engaged with the end form after the end form is latched in the first and second housings by the retainer to selectively vary the cross-sectional opening between the valve and the at least one seal member to regulate the fluid flow through the first and second housings.