US 12,422,072 B2
Quick-connect clip assembly for an evaporative emissions canister port
Jonathan Rosalio Martinez Flores, Ciudad Juarez (MX); and Cesar Cain Chavez Sandoval, Ciudad Juarez (MX)
Assigned to PHINIA JERSEY HOLDINGS LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by PHINIA Jersey Holdings LLC
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,150.
Prior Publication US 2025/0224061 A1, Jul. 10, 2025
Int. Cl. F16L 37/133 (2006.01); F16L 37/088 (2006.01); F16L 37/12 (2006.01); F16L 37/14 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 37/1225 (2013.01) [F16L 37/0885 (2019.08); F16L 37/133 (2013.01); F16L 37/144 (2013.01); F02M 25/0854 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A quick-connect clip assembly for an evaporative emissions canister, the assembly comprising:
a quick-connector clip including:
a flexible, arcuate body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the arcuate body extending arcuately from a first terminal end to a second terminal end;
a pair of guide posts including a first guide post and a second guide post each extending outwardly from the outer surface of the body;
a pair of finger grips including a first finger grip and a second finger grip, the first finger grip being disposed adjacent the first terminal end of the body and extending outwardly from the outer surface of the body, and the second finger grip being disposed adjacent the second terminal end of the body and extending outwardly from the outer surface of the body; and
a pair of interlocking snaps including a first snap element and a second snap element, the first snap element extending inwardly from the first finger grip, and the second snap element extending inwardly from the second finger grip and towards the first snap element;
wherein squeezing of the finger grips draws the first and second snap elements towards each other and causes the first and second snap elements to mate together; and
a housing including a tubular wall having an open end and defining a receiver therein;
the tubular wall including a first pair of arcuate slots adjacent the open end, the first pair of arcuate slots including a first arcuate slot and a second arcuate slot that each extend radially along a same circumference of the tubular wall;
the tubular wall further including a second pair of arcuate slots adjacent the open end, the second pair of arcuate slots including a third arcuate slot and a fourth arcuate slot that each extend radially along the said same circumference of the tubular wall;
wherein the body of the quick-connector clip is disposed within the receiver, the first finger grip extends through the first arcuate slot, the second finger grip extends through the second arcuate slot, the first guide post extends through the third arcuate slot, the second guide post extends through the fourth arcuate slot, and the first and second snap elements are disposed outside of the tubular wall.