Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automobile air hose assembly with a one-way quick snap coupling
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Application No.: US15386562Application Date: 2016-12-21
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Publication No.: US10221978B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Thomas K Duhon , Mark A Claeys
- Applicant: Thomas K Duhon , Mark A Claeys
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: FCA US LLC
- Current Assignee: FCA US LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agent Ralph E. Smith
- Main IPC: F16L37/091
- IPC: F16L37/091 ; F02M35/00 ; F16L41/00

Abstract:
A one-way quick snap coupling includes a female annular collar including a plurality of retention lugs resiliently extending therefrom. Each retention lug has a plurality of interior one-way retention teeth. A male annular collar is receivable within the female annular collar and the male annular collar includes a plurality of exterior one-way retention teeth. The interior and exterior one-way retention teeth have cooperating leading surfaces that are angled to engage and slide past each other in an insertion direction. In addition, the interior and exterior one-way retention teeth have cooperating trailing surfaces that are angled to engage each other in a removal direction and prevent the sensor housing from being uncoupled from the air hose without damaging the one-way quick snap coupling.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180172193A1 AUTOMOBILE AIR HOSE ASSEMBLY WITH A ONE-WAY QUICK SNAP COUPLING Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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