quick connect

Tool-free hose attachment

Quick connect refers to a fitting or coupling designed to join hoses, tubes, or cables without tools—just push together to attach, pull apart to release.

Common in plumbing, pneumatics, and electrical work: The air compressor uses quick-connect fittings.

Also called quick-disconnect or quick-release.

The convenience trades some security for speed.

Related

garden hose · fitting · release · latch · plug · socket · adapter · pneumatic · compressed air · click · attach · fastener · valve · nozzle · air · hydraulic · push · lock

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connection method

quick connectwelded joint

Heat-bonded metal connection

compression fitting · hard-wired

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G