Appeal No. 2005-0642
Application No. 09/568,278
body portion adjacent said front edge, and said latching means extending from a
central portion of said front edge.
9. A quick connector coupling comprising:
a hollow female connector body having hinge means formed on an exterior
surface;
a male member received in said connector body and having an enlarged
annular upset; and
a latch attached to said hinge means and being movable to a latched position
wherein a latching beam extends through a first slot formed in said
connector body and is positioned between a radial ledge defined by
said first slot and said upset to secure said male member in said
connector body, and first and second catch beams extend through
second and third slots in said connector body and engage catch edges
defined by said second and third slots to secure said latch in said
latched position.
10. A quick connector coupling as claimed in claim 9 wherein said coupling
further comprises means to repel said latch to a clearly unlatched position if it has
not been fully moved to a latched position.
11. A quick connector coupling as claimed in claim 10 wherein said means to
repel said latch comprise exterior cam surfaces formed on said connector body
which cooperate with catch beams depending from said latch.
12. A quick connector coupling as claimed in claim 9 wherein said hinge means
comprise posts formed on opposite sides of said connector body, and said latch
comprises legs which straddle said connector body and include holes which receive
said posts.
13. A quick connector coupling as claimed in claim 12 wherein said posts are
generally cylindrical in shape and include cammed portions to assist in installing
said legs over said posts.
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