Patent ID: 8336918

Claim:
A connector configured to fluidly connect a first fluid system to a second fluid system, comprising: a connector body having a first fluid passageway that in use is in fluid communication with the first fluid system; a connection mechanism connected to the connector body and configured to mechanically and fluidly connect the connector to the second fluid system, the connection mechanism being actuatable between a connected configuration at which the connection mechanism mechanically connects to the second fluid system and a disconnected configuration, and the connection mechanism defining a second fluid passageway that is in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway to provide fluid communication between the first fluid system and the second fluid system through the connector when in the connected configuration; an electric motor connected to the connector body and to the connection mechanism to actuate the connection mechanism between the connected configuration and the disconnected configuration; and the connector body has first and second ends, the electric motor is connected to the first end of the connector body, and the connection mechanism is connected to the second end of the connector body.