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A connector, for attachment with a hose, having a generally tubular shaped longitudinal nipple with a proximal and distal end and a bore extending therethrough. The nipple has an exterior surface that defines an outwardly extending annular protuberance located between both ends. The connector also i

A connector, for attachment with a hose, having a generally tubular shaped longitudinal nipple with a proximal and distal end and a bore extending therethrough. The nipple has an exterior surface that defines an outwardly extending annular protuberance located between both ends. The connector also includes a clip, for attachment with the nipple, having a base portion connected with at least two longitudinally extending legs. The base portion has an axial opening, a radial opening, a support bar with a first and second end, a first and second arm portion attached to the support bar first and second end respectively, both arm portions including a set of locating fingers and one of the at least two longitudinally extending legs. Each locating finger has an inner surface is adapted to mate with the annular protuberance. The at least two longitudinally extending legs are radially outwardly distanced from the nipple and have an outer surface adapted to receive a compressible clamp.

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What is claimed is: 1. An improved connector for attachment with a hose having a generally tubular shaped longitudinal nipple with a proximal end, a distal end and a bore extending therethrough, said hose nipple having an exterior surface defining an outwardly extending annular protuberance located

What is claimed is: 1. An improved connector for attachment with a hose having a generally tubular shaped longitudinal nipple with a proximal end, a distal end and a bore extending therethrough, said hose nipple having an exterior surface defining an outwardly extending annular protuberance located between said proximal and distal ends, wherein the improvement comprises: a clip for attachment with said hose nipple, said clip having a base portion connected with at least two longitudinally extending legs, said base portion having an axial opening, a radial opening, a support bar with a first end and a second end, a first arm portion attached to said support bar first end having a first set of locating fingers and one of said at least two longitudinally extending legs and a second arm portion attached to said support bar second end having a second set of locating fingers and another of said at least two longitudinally extending legs, said radial opening being located between said first and second arm portions and opposite said support bar, each of said locating fingers having an inner surface which is adapted to mate with said annular protuberance, said at least two longitudinally extending legs being radially outwardly distanced from said nipple exterior surface and have an outer surface adapted to receive at least one annular, diametrically compressible clamp. 2. The connector as in claim 1 wherein said outwardly extending annular protuberance is an annular bead circumferentially extending about said exterior surface, said annular bead having two generally radially extending parallel surfaces with an curved portion therebetween. 3. The connector as in claim 2 wherein said at least two locating fingers have an inner surface shaped similarly to that of said annular bead, wherein said inner surface is in abutting contact with said annular bead when said clip is attached to said nipple. 4. The connector as in claim 1 wherein said first and said second set of locating fingers have at least two fingers which are equally circumferentially spaced from adjacent ones of said fingers. 5. The connector as in claim 1 wherein said first set of locating fingers has a first and a second finger with one of said at least two longitudinally extending legs positioned between said first and said second locating finger, said second set of locating fingers having a third and a fourth finger with a second of said at least two longitudinally extending legs positioned therebetween, said first, second, third and fourth finger being substantially equally circumferentially distributed. 6. The connector as in claim 5 wherein said radial opening is located between said second and third finger. 7. The connector as in claim 1 wherein said at least two locating fingers have opposing axial surfaces which are adapted to affixedly contact the external axial surface of said outwardly extending annular protuberance. 8. The connector as in claim 1 wherein said at least two longitudinally extending legs have an arc-shaped radial extent. 9. The connector as in claim 1 wherein said at least two longitudinally extending legs have at least one radially raised surface. 10. The connector as in claim 8 wherein said clamp receiving outer surface of said at least two longitudinally extending legs is comprised of two longitudinally extending surfaces and said at least one radially raised surface is interposed between said two surfaces. 11. The connector as in claim 1 wherein said support bar first and second ends are of reduced cross-section so as to function in a hinge-like manner so that said first and said second arm portions can move radially inwardly and outwardly and axially bi-directionally with respect to said support bar. 12. The connector as in claim 1 wherein said at least two longitudinally extending legs have a distal end extending for a distance substantially the same as that of said nipple distal end portion. 13. A hose assembly for conducting fluid comprised of a conduit, a connector and at least one annular clamp, wherein: said conduit has an inner surface, an outer surface and an end; said connector has: a generally tubular shaped longitudinal nipple with a proximal end, a distal end and a bore extending therethrough, said nipple having an exterior surface defining an outwardly extending annular protuberance, located between said proximal and distal ends, having two generally radially extending parallel surfaces joined via a curved portion, said nipple distal end being adapted for insertion into said conduit end and having an outside diameter similar to said conduit inner surface diameter wherein the improvement comprises: a clip for attachment with said hose nipple having: a base portion connected with at least a first and a second longitudinally extending leg, said base portion having: an axial opening; a radial opening; a support bar with a first end and a second end; a first hinge portion of said support bar first end and separating said support bar first end from a first arm portion; said first arm portion having: a first locating finger; a second locating finger; and said first longitudinally extending leg located between said first and second locating finger; a second hinge portion of said support bar second end and separating said support bar second end from a second arm portion; said second arm portion having: a third locating finger; a fourth locating finger; and said second longitudinally extending leg located between said third and fourth locating fingers; each of said locating fingers having an inner surface shaped similarly to said annular protuberance which allows each of said locating fingers to mate with said annular protuberance; and said first, second, third and fourth locating fingers being substantially equally circumferentially distributed; said first and second longitudinally extending legs being radially outwardly distanced from said nipple exterior surface and have an outer surface with at least one radially recessed portion which receives said annular clamp and at least one radially raised surface adjacent said at least one clamp receiving portion; and said annular clamp being positioned around said first and said second longitudinally extending legs, said conduit and said nipple, and having a diametrically compressible portion which allows said clamp to compress said conduit between said nipple and both of said longitudinally extending legs. 14. The hose assembly as in claim 13 wherein said at least first and second longitudinally extending legs are laterally curved in an arc-like manner. 15. The hose assembly as in claim 14 wherein the radius of curvature of said legs complement the radius of curvature of the peripheral outer surface of said conduit.