Patent ID: 8740256

Claim:
A quick connector assembly, comprising: a housing for providing fluid communication between a first conduit with a flange and a second conduit, said housing having a first end that connects with the first conduit and having a second end that connects with the second conduit, said housing having a fluid passage extending between said first and second ends, said housing having a through-hole located therein, and said housing having an opening located therein, said opening being open to said fluid passage; a retainer carried by said housing, said retainer located in said fluid passage via extension through said opening; and a tab extended through said through-hole and located within said fluid passage of said housing forward of said retainer with respect to the direction of connection of the first conduit, said tab also located exteriorly of said housing; wherein, when connecting said housing and the first conduit, the flange of the first conduit contacts said retainer and displaces said retainer outwardly with respect to said fluid passage of said housing and displaces said retainer forwardly with respect to the direction of connection of the first conduit, during further connection the flange passing said retainer such that said retainer springs inwardly and rearwardly against the first conduit wherein abutment between the flange and said retainer inhibits separation of said housing and the first conduit, the flange of the first conduit contacts said tab and displaces said tab outwardly with respect to said fluid passage of said housing; wherein said tab includes a hook, a first tension tab, and a second tension tab, said hook bearing against a fluid passage wall of said housing when said tab is extended through said through-hole and located within said fluid passage, said first and second tension tabs having an unflexed position when said tab is not extended through said through-hole and is not located within said fluid passage, and said first and second tension tabs having a flexed position when said hook bears against said fluid passage wall, wherein, when connecting said housing and the first conduit, the flange of the first conduit contacts said hook and displaces said hook outwardly with respect to said fluid passage, and said first and second tension tabs move toward their unflexed position and facilitate displacement of said hook.