Patent ID: 8357142

Claim:
A connector hub assembly, comprising: a housing having: a front side and a back side; a retaining ring disposed between the front and back sides; and a connector bank, the connector bank having at least one input port and at least one output port defined therein, the at least one input and output ports positioned along a same edge of the connector back, wherein the input and output ports allow fluid to flow therethrough; and retention device including a flexible membrane, the flexible membrane having an outer bead configured to secure the flexible membrane within the retaining ring of the housing, the flexible membrane having a plurality of slits defined therethrough that form a plurality of flexible segments in the membrane, the flexible segments configured to selectively secure the connector hub assembly to a sheet-like material when the sheet-like material is fed through at least one slit, wherein the slits are aligned radially, wherein the flexible segments allow the sheet-like material to be fed from a front side or a back side of the flexible membrane.