Quick-connect assembly for a fluid valve

摘要

A quick-connect assembly for connecting a fluid supply line, to a fluid valve, the assembly including a fluid supply line, a spacing element, a valve housing with an inlet and a transverse slot, and a spring clip. The valve housing has a face which includes an insertion end that defines a cavity having a valve housing stop. The spacing element and fluid supply line are adapted to be inserted into the cavity of the valve housing. The spring clip is configured to engage the valve housing and the fluid supply line after the spring clip is inserted into the transverse slot of the valve housing such that the fluid supply line is secured to the valve housing.

主权项

1. A method for securing a fluid supply line to an inlet port formed in a face of a valve housing, the method comprising:
inserting a fluid supply line with a raised portion near an end portion of said fluid supply line and a spacing element around said fluid supply line between said raised portion and said end portion into said inlet port, wherein said valve housing has a transverse slot, said transverse slot having a first opening and a second opening on opposing sides of said valve housing on a same end of the said valve housing as said inlet port; inserting a spring clip into at least one of said first opening and said second opening of said transverse slot, wherein said spring clip has a folded plate-like structure that includes a first U-shaped leg and a second U-shaped leg, said first and second U-shaped legs being spaced apart and connected to one another by a bridging portion that is disposed at an insertion end of said spring clip; whereby said spring clip securely holds said fluid supply line in sealing engagement with said inlet port.