Patent ID: 6896688

Claim:
A connector joining a first tubular vessel to a second tubular vessel, comprising: a tubular connector body terminating at first and second rims thereof and having an interior bore and an exterior surface, said exterior surface having a radial array of detents extending outwardly therefrom, wherein said detents outwardly terminate at an apex and are effective to pierce and retain both a wall of said first tubular vessel and a wall of said second tubular vessel; a first end of said first tubular vessel extending through said interior bore, being everted about said first rim and engaging said exterior surface of said connector body; a first end of said second tubular vessel extending over said first rim and over said first end of said first tubular vessel; a handle projecting outward from said connector body; and a locking strap circumscribing said connector body, said first end of said first tubular vessel, and said first end of said second tubular vessel thereby preventing movement of said first tubular vessel and said second tubular vessel relative to said connector body.