Appeal No. 2005-0642
Application No. 09/568,278
Appendix 2
Claims Of Original Patent Application 08/429,317, As Filed
1. A quick connector coupling comprising:
a hollow female connector body having a plurality of slots formed
therethrough to define a plurality of radial ledges, and hinge means
formed on an exterior surface of said connector body;
a male member received in said connector body and having an enlarged
annular upset;
a retainer disposed in said connector body and including locking beams
extending between said upset and said radial ledges to secure said
male member in said connector body; and
a latch attached to said hinge means and including latching means, said latch
being movable to a latched position wherein said latching means
extends through one of said slots and is positioned between one of
said ledges and said upset to further secure said male member in said
connector body.
2. A quick connector coupling as claimed in claim 1 wherein said latching
means is a latching beam offset circumferentially ninety degrees from said locking
beams of said retainer.
3. A quick connector coupling as claimed in claim 1 wherein said coupling
includes means to repel said latching means away from said connector body if said
latch is not fully moved to a latched position.
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