Miniature Precision Components, Inc.

Minature Precision Components, Inc.

Duane Eckard

Jed W Zenko

Brian Schuessler

Michael Longhenry

James J Mosher

Mark Thomas Van De Bogert

Umashanker Natarajan

Brian Champion

Thomas A Everts

A connector assembly and method of making and ensuring a reliable, fluid-tight connection, the assembly includes a housing a having a wall bounding a bore extending along a central longitudinal axis. The wall has a locking opening, a slot, and a window. A retaining member has a cylindrical wall received in the bore of the housing. The cylindrical wall has a detent received in the locking opening and a locking arm cantilevered by a hinge connection for pivotal movement. The locking arm is spaced from the cylindrical wall by a gap and is received in the slot when the detent is received in the locking opening. A visual indicator attached to the cylindrical wall moves radially outwardly into the window in response to the collar being fully received in the gap to provide visual evidence of a fluid-tight seal between the insertion member and the housing.

Quick connector assembly and method of establishing and ensuring a fluid-tight connection between conduits

A PCV valve that also monitors the flow of gases produced by use of a turbocharger. A spring biased plunger member is used to restrict and meter the flow of gases through the PCV valve. A nozzle member with a Venturi throat is used to allow back flow caused by use of a turbocharger. The nozzle member can be part of a module including a passageway member that can be closed by the plunger member.

Turbo PCV valve

A quick connector for establishing a connection between a flexible tube and an interior chamber of a vessel. The vessel has a wall structure through which a mounting bore extends. A canister assembly associated with the quick connector includes a housing is adapted for installation in the mounting bore, a retainer coupled to the housing that adapted to accept and retain a port connector of the hose therein, and a spring clip for coupling the housing to the wall structure. Flanged ends of the spring clip are retained in, and project outwardly from, corresponding apertures formed through a leading end of the housing. Upon installation of the housing into the mounting bore, the end flanges are deflected inwardly until the leading end of the housing extends beyond the mounting bore. Then the flanged ends return to their expanded condition, thereby coupling the canister assembly to the vessel.

Cartridge quick connector

Cartridge-type quick connector

A connector assembly for conveying fluids, the connector assembly includes a retainer member positioned and locked inside a housing having an axial bore for receiving one end of a male conduit member. A locking arm is flexibly attached to one end of the retainer member to lock the male conduit member into the housing by engaging an annular collar located a given distance from approximal end of said male conduit member thereby providing a fluid tight connection.

Quick connector assembly

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Loves Park, IL, United States of America

Duane Eckard