Patent ID: 8899267

Claim:
A connector comprising: a stem defining a fluid passage therethrough having a proximal end, a distal end, and a uniform length therebetween, wherein the proximal end of the stem includes an internal chamber with an open end and is configured to matingly engage a complimentary seal structure having a seal located on an outside diameter of a fluid passage on a complimentary connector; a housing surrounding the stem and defining an aperture, wherein the housing is configured to engage a complimentary housing of the complimentary connector; and a valve disposed over the aperture, wherein a majority of an innermost surface area of an external surface of the valve is configured to align with and seal to a majority of an innermost surface area of an external surface of a complimentary valve when the housing engages the complimentary housing, and wherein the stem is configured to move in relation to the housing and open a path for a fluid to flow between a distal end of the connector positioned furthest from the complimentary connector and a distal end of the complimentary connector positioned furthest from the connector by uniformly engaging the valve to fold open the valve and complimentary valve.