Automobile air hose assembly with a one-way quick snap coupling
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.
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