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A fluid connector fitting which reduces the required space for assembly in fluid handling systems. The fitting has an internal sealing face which, together with a conventional fluid adapter fitting, forms a fluid tight seal. A swivel nut is rotatably mounted in the body by a retainer. The swivel nut

A fluid connector fitting which reduces the required space for assembly in fluid handling systems. The fitting has an internal sealing face which, together with a conventional fluid adapter fitting, forms a fluid tight seal. A swivel nut is rotatably mounted in the body by a retainer. The swivel nut is internally threaded for connection with the adapter fitting.

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A fluid connector fitting for use with an adapter having a body with a threaded portion with an end face, a passage opening through the end face and an annular seal received on the end face, encircling the passage and opening through the end face, the fitting comprising, a fitting body having a nut

A fluid connector fitting for use with an adapter having a body with a threaded portion with an end face, a passage opening through the end face and an annular seal received on the end face, encircling the passage and opening through the end face, the fitting comprising, a fitting body having a nut receiving bore opening to the exterior of the body and having a circumferential side wall and an end wall, a threaded connector portion spaced from said bore, a first internal passage communicating said connector portion with said bore through said end wall and opening through said end wall, and a first circumferential groove in said side wall and opening into said bore, a nut having a non-circular head portion, an annular portion receivable in said bore of said body, a second passage through said nut and communicating with said first internal passage in said body and having internal threads substantially coaxial with said annular portion, and a circumferential groove in said annular portion opening to the exterior thereof and complementary with said groove in said body to define a retainer passage, a retainer received in said retainer passage to rotatably mount said nut in said body for relative rotational movement between them, and said end wall of said bore having a sealing surface encircling said opening of said first passage through said end wall, disposed radially inward of said annular portion of said nut and being constructed and arranged for sealing engagement with an annular seal carried by an adapter threaded into said nut to urge the annular seal into engagement with said sealing surface of said end wall and without engagement of the annular seal by the nut.