A hydraulic fluid line coupling system is disclosed. The coupling may include a female fitting, a male fitting, first and second elastomeric seals between the female fitting and male fitting, and a cylindrical collar surrounding the female fitting, male fitting, and first and second elastomeric seal
A hydraulic fluid line coupling system is disclosed. The coupling may include a female fitting, a male fitting, first and second elastomeric seals between the female fitting and male fitting, and a cylindrical collar surrounding the female fitting, male fitting, and first and second elastomeric seals.
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1. A hydraulic fluid line coupling system, comprising: a female fitting comprising an inner core, a radially outwardly directed rib, a plurality of flexible fingers integrally connected to and cantilevered away from the radially outwardly directed rib, and a receiving space radially positioned betwe
1. A hydraulic fluid line coupling system, comprising: a female fitting comprising an inner core, a radially outwardly directed rib, a plurality of flexible fingers integrally connected to and cantilevered away from the radially outwardly directed rib, and a receiving space radially positioned between the inner core and the plurality of flexible fingers integrally connected to and cantilevered away from the radially outwardly directed rib, the receiving space longitudinally positioned between a cylindrical distal end and the radially outwardly directed rib;a male fitting received in the receiving space of the female fitting; anda collar surrounding the female fitting and the male fitting, wherein the female fitting further includes a radially outwardly directed shoulder, wherein a the distal end of the male fitting engages the radially outwardly directed shoulder rib of the female fitting. 2. The hydraulic fluid line coupling system of claim 1, wherein the a first elastomeric seal and a second elastomeric seal circumscribe the inner core of the female fitting. 3. The hydraulic fluid line coupling system of claim 1, wherein the female fitting includes a cylindrical proximal end and a cylindrical distal end, and wherein the plurality of flexible fingers from the cylindrical extending from the proximal end the radially outwardly directed rib toward the cylindrical distal end. 4. The hydraulic fluid line coupling system of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical distal end includes first circumferential radial groove receiving a first elastomeric seal and a second circumferential radial groove receiving a first and second elastomeric seal. 5. The hydraulic fluid line coupling system of claim 1, wherein the male fitting includes a plurality of circumferential external grooves and the fingers include a plurality of radially inwardly directed barbs, the barbs being received in the plurality of circumferential external grooves in the male fitting. 6. The hydraulic fluid line coupling system of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical collar includes a pair of radially inwardly directed detents ribs at first and second ends of the cylindrical collar, the detents ribs being spaced to longitudinally flank the plurality of fingers on the female fitting. 7. The hydraulic fluid line coupling system of claim 1, wherein the male fitting includes a radially inwardly directed shoulder, the distal end of the female fitting engaging the radially inwardly directed shoulder of the male fitting. 8. A method of sealing a hydraulic fluid line coupling system, comprising: inserting a nonthreaded male fitting into a receiving space of a nonthreaded female fitting, the nonthreaded female fitting comprising an inner core, a radially outwardly directed rib, a plurality of flexible fingers integrally connected to and cantilevered away from the radially outwardly directed rib, the receiving space radially positioned between the inner core and the plurality of flexible fingers integrally connected to and cantilevered away from the radially outwardly directed rib, the receiving space longitudinally positioned between a cylindrical distal end and the radially outwardly directed rib;sealing the nonthreaded male fitting to the nonthreaded female fitting using first and second elastomeric rings;securing the nonthreaded male fitting to the nonthreaded female fitting using a collar;extending a plurality of fingers from the female fitting to define a receiving space between the fingers and a center core of the nonthreaded female fitting, and wherein inserting the nonthreaded male fitting involves sliding the nonthreaded male fitting into the receiving space; andproviding a plurality of radially inwardly directed barbs on the plurality of fingers, and providing a plurality of circumferential extended grooves in the nonthreaded male fitting, and the method further includes positioning the plurality of barbs in the plurality of circumferential external grooves of the nonthreaded male fitting. 9. The method of claim 8, further including circumscribing the nonthreaded female fitting with the first and second elastomeric rings. 10. The method of claim 8, further including providing a pair of radially inwardly directed detents ribs in the collar and the securing step involves sliding the collar over the nonthreaded female fitting until the detents ribs longitudinally flank the plurality of fingers on the nonthreaded female fitting. 11. The method of claim 8, further including providing a radially inwardly directed shoulder on the nonthreaded male fitting, and wherein the inserting step involves sliding the nonthreaded male fitting into the nonthreaded female fitting until a distal end of the nonthreaded female fitting engages the radially inwardly directed shoulder of the nonthreaded male fittings. 12. The method of claim 8, further including providing a radially outwardly directed shoulder on the male fitting, and wherein the inserting step involves sliding the nonthreaded male fitting until a distal end of the nonthreaded male fitting engages the radially outwardly directed shoulder rib of the nonthreaded female fitting. 13. A machine, comprising: a chassis;an engine mounted on the chassis;a hydraulic fluid pump powered by the engine;a hydraulic cylinder in fluid communication with the hydraulic fluid pump; anda first hydraulic fluid tube and a second hydraulic fluid tube connecting the hydraulic fluid pump and the hydraulic cylinder; anda hydraulic fluid line coupling system connecting the first hydraulic fluid tube and the second hydraulic fluid tube together, each hydraulic fluid line coupling system including a nonthreaded male fitting having a hose end comprising a recess configured to circumferentially engage an outer circumference of the first hydraulic fluid line, the male fitting received in a receiving space of a nonthreaded female fitting, the nonthreaded female fitting having a proximal end comprising a recess configured to circumferentially engage an outer circumference of the second hydraulic fluid tube, the nonthreaded female fitting further comprising an inner core, a radially outwardly directed rib, a plurality of flexible fingers integrally connected to and cantilevered away from the radially outwardly directed rib, the receiving space radially positioned between the inner core and the plurality of flexible fingers integrally connected to and cantilevered away from the radially outwardly directed rib, the receiving space longitudinally positioned between a cylindrical distal end and the radially outwardly directed end, a first elastomeric seal and a second elastomeric seal between the nonthreaded female fitting and the nonthreaded male fitting, and a collar surrounding the nonthreaded female fitting, the nonthreaded male fitting, the first elastomeric seal and the second elastomeric seal. 14. The machine of claim 13, wherein the inner core further includes first and second circumferential grooves receiving the first elastomeric seal and the second elastomeric seal. 15. The machine of claim 14, wherein the plurality of finger includes a plurality of inwardly directed barbs, and the nonthreaded male fitting includes a plurality of circumferential external grooves, the plurality of inwardly directed barbs being received in the plurality of circumferential external grooves in the nonthreaded male fitting.
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