A connector for a component of a medical breathing circuit, the connector configured to connect with a second connector, the connector comprising: an inner body and an outer body, the inner body housing an electrical connection, the outer body configured to be slidable along the inner body between each of an inoperative orientation and an operative orientation with respect to the inner body, the outer body and the inner body being in engagement or in an operative association with each other when the outer body is provided in the operative orientation, and the outer body and the inner body being disengaged from each other or in an inoperative association with each other when the outer body is provided in the inoperative orientation, wherein a surface of the inner body comprises one or more surface relief feature(s) providing for a resistance to the outer body being moved from the inoperative orientation to the operative orientation such that a force applied to the surface relief feature(s) by the outer body translates to movement of the inner body and the outer body moving together toward the second connector, and wherein the inner body further comprises: at least one connection feature configured to retain the connector in connection with the second connector, and one or more latch members, wherein an outside surface of one or each of said one or more latch member(s) comprises said one or more surface relief feature(s), wherein the latch member(s) is/are configured to deflect radially inwardly toward the second connector, to which said latch member(s) is/are to be engaged thereto, as the outer body moves from the inoperative orientation to the operative orientation, and wherein the outer body is configured to overcome the resistance provided by the surface relief feature(s) and house a substantial portion of the at least one connection feature of the inner body in the operative orientation. an inner body and an outer body, the inner body housing an electrical connection, the outer body configured to be slidable along the inner body between each of an inoperative orientation and an operative orientation with respect to the inner body, the outer body and the inner body being in engagement or in an operative association with each other when the outer body is provided in the operative orientation, and the outer body and the inner body being disengaged from each other or in an inoperative association with each other when the outer body is provided in the inoperative orientation, wherein a surface of the inner body comprises one or more surface relief feature(s) providing for a resistance to the outer body being moved from the inoperative orientation to the operative orientation such that a force applied to the surface relief feature(s) by the outer body translates to movement of the inner body and the outer body moving together toward the second connector, and wherein the inner body further comprises: at least one connection feature configured to retain the connector in connection with the second connector, and one or more latch members, wherein an outside surface of one or each of said one or more latch member(s) comprises said one or more surface relief feature(s), wherein the latch member(s) is/are configured to deflect radially inwardly toward the second connector, to which said latch member(s) is/are to be engaged thereto, as the outer body moves from the inoperative orientation to the operative orientation, and at least one connection feature configured to retain the connector in connection with the second connector, and one or more latch members, wherein an outside surface of one or each of said one or more latch member(s) comprises said one or more surface relief feature(s), wherein the latch member(s) is/are configured to deflect radially inwardly toward the second connector, to which said latch member(s) is/are to be engaged thereto, as the outer body moves from the inoperative orientation to the operative orientation, and wherein the outer body is configured to overcome the resistance provided by the surface relief feature(s) and house a substantial portion of the at least one connection feature of the inner body in the operative orientation.