A fluid coupler has a female coupler member and a male coupler member
which can be connected to the female coupler member by simply being
inserted into the female coupler member. The female coupler member
includes a first locking ball, a second locking ball and a locking ball
confining ring. The confining ring has a first slanted inner surface
engaging the first locking ball to partly project the first locking ball
into a male coupler member receiving hole of the female coupler. The
confining ring further has a second slanted inner surface and a locking
ball pressing surface extending in parallel with an axis of the male
coupler member receiving hole. In an insertion operation, the male
coupler member first engages the first locking ball to press it against
the first slanted surface, thereby axially moving the confining ring.
This movement of the ring disengages the locking ball pressing surface
from the second locking ball so that the second locking ball is forced by
the male coupler member against the second slanted surface to move the
confining ring. Upon completion of insertion of the male coupler member,
a recess formed in an outer surface of the male coupler member is
radially aligned with the first and second locking balls which have been
moved radially outwardly and, then, receives these locking balls
thereinto, whereby the locking ball confining ring returns to its initial
position wherein the first slanted surface and the locking ball pressing
surface engage the first locking ball and second locking ball,
respectively. Accordingly, even if an excessive pulling force is applied
to the male coupler member, the locking ball pressing surface prevents
the second locking ball from being moved radially to thereby positively
retain the male coupler member in the female coupler member.