Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener device for fastening to a support plate, the device being constituted by a rider having a first fork whose two branches define an internal outline designed to co-operate with a polygonal element of a junction member to be held so as to prevent said junction member from rotating, and on the other side a second fork whose two branches can be placed astride an extension portion of the junction member, which branches are bent so as to bear both against the other face of the support plate and against a terminal shoulder of the extension portion so as to urge the junction member against the stop face of the plate, thereby holding said junction member against translation.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for a fluid line includes a hollow female connector body defining an interior radial bearing surface. A male member has a radially enlarged upset and is insertable into the connector body to a first position and withdrawable from the first position to a second position within the connector body. A retainer is disposed in the connector body and has retention beams extending between the upset and the bearing surface to secure the retainer and the male member in the connector body. A ring-shaped indicator member is detachably secured to one end of the connector body. Withdrawal of the male member from the first position to the second position causes detachment of the indicator member from the connector body and signals a proper coupling.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for forming a joint in a fluid line includes a hollow plastic connector body extending between a male member connection end and a hose connection end. A male member received in the connector body and has an enlarged annular upset. A retainer is associated with the connector body and secures the male member in the connector body. The retainer has one or two locking loops which extend beyond the male member connection end and encircle a portion of the upset to prevent withdrawl of the male member. The retainer may be attached to the interior or exterior of the connector body, and may be made of plastic or metal.

Abstract: A carrier for a wire harness and fuel brake, or other tubes of a vehicle with inner and outer channels each having a generally C-shape cross section and constructed to releasably snap together to form a duct in which the wire harness is received. Snap clips on the exterior of the channels releasably retain the tubes. The carrier bundles the wire harness and tubes together and provides a self-supporting assembly for the flexible wire harness which facilitates installation and assembly to the underbody of a vehicle.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for forming a joint in a fluid line includes a hollow plastic connector body extending between a male member connection end and a hose connection end. A male member received in the connector body and has an enlarged annular upset. A retainer is associated with the connector body and secures the male member in the connector body. The retainer has one or two locking loops which extend beyond the male member connection end and encircle a portion of the upset to prevent withdrawl of the male member. The retainer may be attached to the interior or exterior of the connector body, and may be made of plastic or metal.

Abstract: A clamp for clamping pipes, especially but not exclusively for combustion engine supply pipes, comprises a body (1) with at least two housing seats (2) which are adjacent and provided with two sidepieces (102, 202) which encompass a pipe (3) laterally. A coupling notch (4) for a catch-type distance piece (5) is provided between the adjacent sidepieces (102, 202) of two adjacent housing seats (2), the catch-type distance piece being borne by a clamping bracket (6) which can be clamped against the body (1) itself. According to the invention the catch-type distance pieces (5) and at least one of the associated external surfaces of at least one sidepiece (102, 202) have respectively at least a complementary tooth (105, 302) or respectively a tooth and a complementary reciprocal clamping notch.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling includes a hollow female connector body having a plurality of slots formed therethrough to define a plurality of radial ledges. A male member received in the connector body has an enlarged annular upset. A retainer disposed in the connector body includes locking beams extending between the upset and the radial ledges to secure the male member in the connector body. A latch is hinged about two posts formed on the exterior of the connector body. The latch includes a main body portion extending between a front edge and a rear edge. Legs depending from sides of the latch adjacent the rear edge are mounted over the posts. A latching beam depending from the front edge of the latch enters one of the slots formed in the connector body and is positioned between a radial ledge and the upset to further secure the male member in the connector body.

Abstract: A corrosion-resistant joint for use in automotive fluid line systems includes a flexible hose having an interior plastic lining surrounded by a metal wire braiding, a metal tube inserted in the hose, and a crimped metal ferrule retaining the hose on the tube. The metal tube has a plastic coated portion and an uncoated tube stem portion. The flexible hose has a plastic coated portion and an uncoated confronting end portion. The uncoated tube stem portion is received in the uncoated hose confronting end portion. The metal ferrule has a tube seal crimp portion crimped around a coated portion of the tube, a retention crimp portion crimped around the uncoated tube stem portion and uncoated hose confronting end portion, and a hose seal crimp portion crimped around the coated body portion of the hose.

Abstract: A quick connector for forming a joint in a fluid line consists of a female connector body having a bore which receives a male member. A sleeve surrounds and is secured on the male member in close fitting relation with the male member and with the female connector body. A retainer extends between the sleeve and a radial face formed in the connector body to secure the male member in the connector body. A secondary retainer provides enhanced retention capability. An optional plug may be positioned in the bore entrance to prevent introduction of external contaminants.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for a fluid line includes a hollow female connector body which receives a tubular male member with a raised annular upset. A retainer is demountably coupled to the connector body. The retainer includes two spaced beams which extend through slots in the connector body from a cross member postioned outside of the connector body. The beams are positioned between the upset and an end of the connector body, and have a relaxed spacing less than the upset diameter such that the male member is secured in the connector body. A release protrusion projects from each retainer beam between the cross member and the connector body. The release protrusions have cam surfaces cooperable with an external surface of the connector body to spread the retainer beams apart when the cross member is pressed toward the connector body.

Abstract: A quick connector for forming a joint in a fluid line consists of a female connector body having a bore which receives a male member. A sleeve surrounds and is secured on the male member in close fitting relation with the male member and with the female connector body. A retainer extends between the sleeve and a radial face formed in the connector body to secure the male member in the connector body. A secondary retainer provides enhanced retention capability. An optional plug may be positioned in the bore entrance to prevent introduction of external contaminants.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for forming a joint in a fluid line system comprises a female connector body having a bore which receives a male member. A retainer disposed within the bore includes retention legs which have members that extend between abutment surfaces formed within the connector body and an upset formed on the male member to retain the male member within the bore. The retainer also has latching verification legs which extend out of the bore and engage abutment surfaces exterior to the bore to fix the axial position of the retainer and to provide visual verification of a proper coupling.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for a fluid line includes a hollow female connector body defining an interior radial bearing surface. A male member has a radially enlarged upset and is insertable into the connector body to a first position and withdrawable from the first position to a second position within the connector body. A retainer is disposed in the connector body and has retention beams extending between the upset and the bearing surface to secure the retainer and the male member in the connector body. A ring-shaped indicator member is detachably secured to one end of the connector body. Withdrawal of the male member from the first position to the second position causes detachment of the indicator member from the connector body and signals a proper coupling.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for forming a joint in a fluid line system comprises a female connector body having a bore which receives a male member. A retainer disposed within the bore includes retention legs having members which extend between abutment surfaces formed within the connector body and an upset formed on the male member to retain the male member within the bore. A tube activated check valve disposed within the bore permits two-directional flow through the coupling when the male member has been inserted to a sealed position, and checks flow through the coupling when it is unsealed.

Abstract: A stuffer pin assembly for carrying and loading internal components of a female connector body of a quick connector coupling. The assembly includes a cylindrical carrier body extending between a first end and a second end. A radial shoulder spaced from the first end is formed in the body. A cylindrical wall extends between the radial shoulder and the second end. A groove is formed in the cylindrical wall. At least one seal is secured on the carrier body within the groove. A spacer is secured on the carrier body between the groove and the radial shoulder. A retainer is secured on the carrier body and includes an annular ring surrounding the carrier body between the spacer and the radial shoulder. A plurality of legs extend away from the ring and toward the first end of the carrier body. A male member insertable into a loaded connector body includes an annular ferrule secured on a tube around one or more upsets.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for forming a joint in a fluid line includes a female connector body having a bore which receives a male member. A manually operable retention clip has legs which extend through slots formed in the connector body. The legs are positioned between an upset formed on the male member and the entrance to the bore to prevent removal of the male member from the connector body. Operating tabs formed on the retention clip are manually operable to spread the legs apart a distance sufficient to permit withdrawal of the male member from the connector body.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for forming a joint in a fluid line consists of a female connector body having a bore which receives a male member. A retainer disposed in the bore includes retention fingers which extend between first abutment surfaces formed in the connector body and an upset formed on the male member to secure the male member in the connector body. An insertion indicator disposed in the bore has an indicator ring which is seated against a radial rim formed adjacent an entrance to the connector body bore, legs extending away from the indicator ring and into the bore, and engagement means attached to the legs which abut second abutment surfaces formed in the connector body to position the insertion indicator in the connector body. The indicator ring is separable from the engagement means to signal a proper coupling of the male member and female connector body.

Abstract: A quick connector coupling for forming a joint in a fluid line system consists of a female connector body having a bore which receives a male member formed at an end of a tube. A sleeve is secured on the male member and fits closely within the bore. A retainer arrangement is mounted on the male member axially outwardly of the sleeve. The retainer arrangement has a base that surrounds the male member axially outwardly of the bore entrance, and legs which extend away from the base and into the connector body. The legs have engagement means for engaging the connector body abutment surface to secure the retainer arrangment to the connector body, and for engaging the sleeve to retain the sleeve and male member in the bore.

Abstract: A card edge connector with a housing and electrical contacts. The electrical contacts are spaced from adjacent contacts at a center-to-center pitch of 0.025 inch. The contacts each have a middle section that is interference fit in a contact receiving channel of the housing. The middle sections each have a general ring shape with a center electromagnetic reduction aperture. The ring shape forms a structural truss to retain structural rigidity of the middle section to enable the interference fit to be made and, the center electromagnetic reduction aperture reduces capacitance between the closely spaced adjacent contacts.

Abstract: A connector for attaching an exhaust gas recirculation tube to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. A thermal isolator surrounds an end of the tube and includes a sleeve contacting the tube and merging with a cylindrical body portion which is spaced from the tube. An upset bead is formed in the body portion. The tube and thermal isolator are inserted into a flange surrounding an opening formed in the intake manifold. A retainer is inserted into the flange and rotated such that latching devices on the retainer engage hooks on the flange to prevent removal of the retainer from the flange. The retainer also has ribs for supporting the body portion of the thermal isolator. The retainer is sized to engage the bead of the thermal isolator to prevent removal of the thermal isolator and tube from the flange. The flange and thermal isolator are sealed against fluid leakage.