Patent ID: 7559530

Claim:
A valved male connector for providing fluid flow comprising: a tubular housing having an outer surface and an inner surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end engagable with a female connector; a tubular member positioned within the housing comprising: an axial conduit between a proximal end and a distal end; an outer surface; and an internal wall element forming an upper and lower opposing conduit, the wall element bisecting the axial conduit into an upper and lower axial conduit; an elastic member comprising: a forward and a rearward end, the forward end adjacent the proximal end of the tubular housing; a flange section positioned at the reward end securable within the tubular housing; a first laterally protruding sliding seal on the interior surface of the elastic member adjacent the exterior surface of the tubular member; an interior surface portion having a diameter larger than the diameter of the tubular member exterior surface positioned forwardly from the first laterally protruding sliding seal; a valve member integral with the forward end and in sealing relationship with the proximal end of the tubular member; and a movable conduit defined by the first laterally protruding sliding seal, the interior surface portion and outer surface of the tubular member; and an annular collar located within the housing between the elastic member and the tubular housing and in contact with the flange section, the annular collar slidably movable between the tubular housing and the elastic member.