Fluid coupling

Claim 1

IN A FLUID COUPLING HAVING FIRST AND SECOND BODY MEMBERS: THERE BEING BORES IN SAID BODY MEMBERS, SAID BODY MEMBERS BEING AXIALLY TRANSLATED DURING THE COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING THEREOF, AN AXIALLY MOVABLE VALVE AND A VALVE SEAT WITHIN SAID SECOND BODY MEMBER FOR REGULATING THE FLUID FLOW THROUGH SAID SECOND BODY MEMBER, AXIALLY SHIFTABLE MEANS IN SAID SECOND BODY MEMBER FOR SHIFTING SAID VALVE TO OPEN POSITION, SAID AXIALLY SHIFTABLE MEANS INCLUDING A PORTION NORMALLY HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY RADIAL DISPOSITION AND BEING DEFORMABLE TO A SUBSTANTIALLY AXIAL DISPOSITION AND BEING CAPABLE OF BEING AXIALLY ELONGATED IN THE AXIAL DISPOSITION TO OBTAIN A SHIFTING OF SAID VALVE TO AN OPEN POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID VALVE SEAT, MEANS CARRIED BY SAID FIRST BODY MEMBER FOR ENGAGING WITH SAID AXIALLY SHIFTABLE MEANS TO AXIALLY DEFORM AND ELONGATE SAID PORTION OF SAID AXIALLY SHIFTABLE MEANS DURING RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY MEMBERS TOWARD EACH OTHER DURING THE COUPLING OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS, RADIALLY MOVABLE LOCKING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SECOND BODY MEMBER, A PERIPHERAL GROOVE DEFINED ON SAID FIRST BODY MEMBER, AND RESILIENT LOCKING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND BODY MEMBER FOR MAINTAINING SAID RADIALLY MOVABLE LOCKING MEANS IN LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PERIPHERAL GROOVE IN SAID FIRST LOCKING MEMBERS UPON COMPLETE CONNECTION OF SAID BODY MEMBERS TO LOCK SAID BODY MEMBERS, TOGETHER, SAID RESILIENT LOCKING MEANS BEING COUPLED TO SAID SECOND BODY MEMBER AT ONE END AND BEING DISPOSED IN ENVELOPING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID LOCKING MEANS AT A SECOND END OPPOSITE TO THE FIRST END, SAID RESILIENT LOCKING MEANS BEING RETRACTIBLE AXIALLY AT THE SECOND END WHILE BEING FIXEDLY POSITIONED AT THE FIRST END FOR RADIAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID RADIALLY MOVABLE LOCKING MEANS DURING UNCOUPLING OF SAID BODY MEMBERS.