US Patent Issued to A. RAYMOND on July 22 for "Quick connector with seal retention by floating retaining ring" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,315, issued on July 22, was assigned to A. RAYMOND ET CIE (Grenoble, France).

"Quick connector with seal retention by floating retaining ring" was invented by Brian Parks (Fenton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick connector assembly for mating with a male end form includes a housing having an inner bore for receiving the male end form. The inner bore includes first and second sections. A locker slidably engages the exterior surface of the housing and is movable between unlocked and locked positions. A seal pack including a first sealing ring, a second sealing ring, and a spacer sandwiched between the first and second seali...