Patent ID: 8397756

Claim:
A fluid conduit coupling assembly comprising a first coupler comprising a first attachment end defining a first fluid lumen and configured for attaching to a first fluid conduit; a first housing defining an inner cavity and including a cantilevered button defined within a wall of the first housing, wherein the cantilevered button is attached at a proximal end to the wall, is separated at lateral sides from the wall by slots, extends to a distal end congruent with a seam face of the first housing, and further comprises an engagement lip extending distally from the distal end and having a catch directed radially outward with respect to the first coupler, and wherein the slots are open to the inner cavity; and a first barrel substantially encompassed by the first housing and defining a first fluid path in fluid communication with the first fluid lumen in the first attachment end; and a second coupler comprising a second attachment end defining a second fluid lumen and configured for attaching to a second fluid conduit; a second housing defining a ridge on an interior wall of the second housing for interfacing with the catch on the engagement lip on each of the cantilevered buttons; and a second barrel substantially encompassed by the second housing and defining a second fluid path in fluid communication with the second fluid lumen in the second attachment end; wherein when the first and second couplers are mated together, the catches on the pair of engagement lips operably connect with the ridge on the second housing, and the first fluid path of the first barrel is fluidly coupled with the second fluid path in the second barrel.