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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Jason Trotter, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Nedim Vrtagic, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Joseph C. Kuhn, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A quick connector assembly includes a male adapter portion () having an end and a groove () formed therein spaced from the end. The male adapter portion has a through bore. A female housing portion () has a body having a through bore generally concentrically aligned with the male adapter portion through bore. A ring () cooperates with the female housing portion and the male adapter portion. The ring is in a first position when the male adapter is engaged with the female housing and a second position, different from the first position, when the male adapter is other than engaged with the female housing. The first and second positions can be visually different from one another.