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A swivelable quick connect assembly for use with tubular conduits is disclosed as comprising a housing having an axial bore for receiving one end of the conduit, an elastomeric ring-like seal is disposed in the bore for providing a fluid tight seal between confronting portions of the conduit and the

A swivelable quick connect assembly for use with tubular conduits is disclosed as comprising a housing having an axial bore for receiving one end of the conduit, an elastomeric ring-like seal is disposed in the bore for providing a fluid tight seal between confronting portions of the conduit and the housing, an annular bushing is disposed in the bore for positioning the seal and for guiding the one end of the conduit into nesting relationship with the bore, and a retainer is detachably secured to the housing and is cooperable with an annular projection on the conduit for securing the conduit in its operative position within the bore, the retainer having resilient deformable portions which are adapted to snap over the locking wall upon insertion of the conduit into the housing bore.

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A swivelable connector assembly for providing a snap-action quick connection, comprising: a tubular conduit adapted to convey fluid and formed with an annular projection disposed a predetermined distance from the end of said conduit to be connected; a housing formed with an axial bore for receiving

A swivelable connector assembly for providing a snap-action quick connection, comprising: a tubular conduit adapted to convey fluid and formed with an annular projection disposed a predetermined distance from the end of said conduit to be connected; a housing formed with an axial bore for receiving said conduit at a first end and for providing a fluid path at a second end, said housing including an inwardly extending annular lip at said first end; sealing means disposed within said axial bore for providing a fluid tight seal between confronting portions of said conduit and said housing; retainer means, disposed generally within an enlarged diameter portion of said axial bore of said housing and detachably secured to said housing at said first end, for cooperating with said annular projection of said conduit to secure said conduit in its operative position within said axial bore of said housing, said retainer means including at least two circumferentially spaced resilient radially deformable leg members extending from an integral collar member at one end thereof, each of said leg members having an outwardly opening channel portion adapted to receive said inwardly extending annular lip of said housing for securing said retainer means to said housing and an inwardly opening channel portion adapted to receive said annular projection of said conduit for securing said conduit in its operative position within said axial bore of said housing, said leg members of said retainer means being adapted to deform radially outwardly into said enlarged diameter portion of said bore means in response to the insertion of said conduit into said axial bore of said housing and through said collar member of said retainer means and permit said annular projection of said conduit to snap into said inwardly opening channel portion of each of said leg members.