Patent ID: 8701666

Claim:
An adapter for connecting a respiratory implement to a tube, the tube being formed with a connector having a conically tapering outside diameter, the adapter comprising: a clamping section having first and second half-shell sections each having a respective conically tapering inner surface, said conically tapering inner surfaces being matched to the outside diameter of the connector, said clamping section being constructed for radially expanding from a clamping position, in which said conically tapering inner surfaces of said clamping section are frictionally engaged against the conically tapering outside diameter for holding said clamping section in place on the connector in a sealing connection, into a release position, in which said conically tapering inner surfaces are released from frictional engagement and spaced from the conically tapering outside diameter of the connector, on being subjected to a compressive force acting on said clamping section, and said clamping section being defined by first and second half-shell sections in the shape of a sleeve divided centrally along a longitudinal axis thereof and over an entire length of said sleeve.