Patent ID: 7147252

Claim:
A connector for a respiratory assembly, comprising: a body having a first end defining a single opening and a second end defining a single opening, said body having a passageway for the transport of fluids and objects through said body, said body having about a 120° single constant bend between said first end and said second end, wherein the only access to said passageway is through said openings of said first and second ends; a first female bell housing connected to said first end having a first annular rib; a second female bell housing connected to said second end having a second annular rib; a first sleeve disposed within said first female bell housing, said first sleeve having a first annular sealing member configured to engage said first annular rib and effect a hermetic seal between said passageway and the outside of the respiratory assembly; a second sleeve disposed within said second female bell housing, said second sleeve having a second annular sealing member configured to engage said second annular rib and effect a hermetic seal between said passageway and the outside of the respiratory assembly; wherein said first sleeve is adapted to engage a first member of the respiratory assembly and permit rotational motion between said body and the first member of the respiratory assembly; wherein said second sleeve is adapted to engage a second member of the respiratory assembly and permit rotational motion between said body and the second member of the respiratory assembly; and wherein said passageway of said body extends through said first sleeve and said second sleeve such that said passage\way changing direction at a single constant angle of about 120° through the entire said first sleeve, the entire said second sleeve, and the entire said body.