Fluid conduit coupling

Claim 1

IN A COUPLING ASSEMBLY WHEREIN A FIRST COUPLING BODY HAVING AN OUTER CIRCUMFERENTIAL LOCKING SHOULDER TELESCOPES INTO A SECOND COUPLING BODY ON THE END OF A HOSE, ENGAGEMENT MEANS ON THE SECOND BODY TO RELEASABLY ENGAGE SAID SHOULDER TO CONNECT THE SECOND BODY WITH THE FIRST BODY WITH FREEDOM FOR RELATIVE ROTATION BETWEEN THE TWO BODIES, SAID ENGAGEMENT MEANS COMPRISING: A SERIES OF ENGAGEMENT MEMBERS PIVOTALLY CONFINED IN A CORRESPONDING SERIES OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDED SLOTS IN SAID SECOND BODY RESPECTIVELY, THE FORWARD END OF EACH OF THE ENGAGEMENT MEMBERS BEING FORMED ON ITS RADIALLY INNER SIDE WITH A REARWARDLY FACING ENGAGEMENT SHOULDER TO ENGAGE SAID ENGAGEMENT SHOULDER OF THE FIRST BODY; AND AN ACTUATING SLEEVE MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND BODY FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A RETRACTED RELEASE POSITION AND A FORWARD POSITION OVERHANGING THE ENGAGEMENT MEMBERS AND CONFINING THE FORWARD ENDS OF THE ENGAGEMENT MEMBERS TO CONFINE THE ENGAGEMENT MEMBERS IN THEIR POSITIONS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LOCKING SHOULDER OF THE FIRST BODY; AND LATCH MEANS PIVOTALLY CARRIED BY SAID SECOND BODY AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SLEEVE TO RELEASABLY MAINTAIN THE LATTER IN RELEASE POSITION.