Patent ID: 7770939

Claim:
A connector system for releasably coupling together fluid conduits, the connector system comprising: a male connector including a coupling feature; and a female connector including: an opening configured to receive therein the coupling feature of the male connector when the male and female connectors are releasably coupled, wherein the opening guides the coupling feature of the male connector along a first line of action as the coupling feature of the male connector is received into the opening; an engagement member including an engagement feature, wherein the engagement feature displaces along a second line of action that is different than the first line of action when the coupling feature of the male connector is received in the opening, the engagement feature engaging the coupling feature to releasably couple the male connector to the female connector; and an actuation element that displaces along a third line of action that is different than the first and second lines of action in order to disengage the engagement feature from the coupling feature.