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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2021
Cooper-standard Automotive Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Tisiphone A. Titus, Warren, MI (US);
Arthur Janik, Oftersheim, DE;
Brian James Cardwell, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
A quick connector is disclosed comprising a receptacle having first and second channels formed on opposite sides of the exterior of the receptacle. A flange includes a retainer mounting part fixed on a first end of the flange. A first pair of clamping jaws extends from a second end of the flange with each clamping jaw of the first pair of clamping jaws accepted into a respective receptacle first and second channel, clasping the receptacle to the flange. The clamped bracket retainer and receptacle are then guided to have a tube inserted into an interior passage of the receptacle and the bracket retainer is attached to a rigid structure using a fastening arrangement that retains the quick connector receptacle and endform in a connected state.