Patent ID: 7497479

Claim:
Connecting means for connecting two hydraulic elements, comprising: a first pipe connecting piece, a second pipe connecting pieces, and a securing part, the first and second pipe connecting pieces adapted to be connected to one another in a releasable and fluid-tight manner by means of the securing part, wherein: the first pipe connecting piece has at least one recess on an outside, the second pipe connecting piece has a collar and an outer piece of pipe, an annular space is formed between the collar and the outer piece of pipe, which annular space is bounded on one side in an axial direction and accommodates a sealing element, the outer piece of pipe has at least one aperture, the first pipe connecting piece is adapted to be introduced into the annular space, the securing part has at least two catch elements, each of which can be inserted into an associated one of the at least one apertures, thereby entering said at least one recess, and the least two catch elements are disposed offset in relation to one another in the axial direction.