A female coupling device (600A, 600B; 700A), comprising: a main body defining a first fluid passageway therethrough; and a clip member (650; 750) coupled to the main body, the clip member defining a clip body (670; 770) and a plurality of arms (674A, 674B, 676A, 676B; 774A, 774B) extending perpendicularly therefrom, with the plurality of arms forming at least one pair of arms, with the pair of arms including a first distance therebetween and a second, wider distance therebetween, with the first distance being sized to be suitable to engage a clip groove of a mating male coupling device that is suitable to mate with the female coupling device and with the second distance being sized to be suitable to disengage the mating male coupling device that is suitable to mate with the female coupling device, wherein each of the pair of arms forms a notch (284A, 286A; 784A, 784B) between which the second distance is defined, and wherein each of the arms includes a bottom portion that extends from the arms; wherein , in a locked position, when the mating male coupling device is mated with the female coupling device, the pair of arms is positioned so that the first distance is adjacent to the mating male coupling device so that the pair of arms can be received in the clip groove to couple the mating male coupling device to the female coupling device; and wherein, in an unlocked position, the pair of arms is positioned so that the notches (284A, 286A; 784A, 784B) can be positioned at the clip groove and the second distance is adjacent to the mating male coupling device to allow the mating male coupling device to be removed from the female coupling device; characterized in that each pair of the bottom portions forms an opening that allows the respective arms to flex and the bottom portions to move outwardly to allow for insertion of the mating male coupling device. a main body defining a first fluid passageway therethrough; and a clip member (650; 750) coupled to the main body, the clip member defining a clip body (670; 770) and a plurality of arms (674A, 674B, 676A, 676B; 774A, 774B) extending perpendicularly therefrom, with the plurality of arms forming at least one pair of arms, with the pair of arms including a first distance therebetween and a second, wider distance therebetween, with the first distance being sized to be suitable to engage a clip groove of a mating male coupling device that is suitable to mate with the female coupling device and with the second distance being sized to be suitable to disengage the mating male coupling device that is suitable to mate with the female coupling device, wherein each of the pair of arms forms a notch (284A, 286A; 784A, 784B) between which the second distance is defined, and wherein each of the arms includes a bottom portion that extends from the arms; wherein , in a locked position, when the mating male coupling device is mated with the female coupling device, the pair of arms is positioned so that the first distance is adjacent to the mating male coupling device so that the pair of arms can be received in the clip groove to couple the mating male coupling device to the female coupling device; and wherein, in an unlocked position, the pair of arms is positioned so that the notches (284A, 286A; 784A, 784B) can be positioned at the clip groove and the second distance is adjacent to the mating male coupling device to allow the mating male coupling device to be removed from the female coupling device; characterized in that each pair of the bottom portions forms an opening that allows the respective arms to flex and the bottom portions to move outwardly to allow for insertion of the mating male coupling device. <EOS>