Patent ID: 8087451

Claim:
An apparatus for releasably connecting two devices in fluid communication, said apparatus including: a male adaptor having a connector and a plug with a groove, said connector configured to connect to a fluid conduit, said plug being symmetrical around a longitudinal axis, said groove located medially on said plug; a female receptor having a receiver body with a cavity, said female receptor configured to receive said plug of said male adaptor in said cavity; and a locking mechanism configured to secure said male adaptor and said female receptor together to accomplish fluid communication through said male adaptor and said female receptor, said locking mechanism including a surface of said groove and a tang biased to protrude into said cavity from said receiver body, said locking mechanism including a first chamfer that engages an edge of a surface substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said plug when said plug is inserted in said cavity, said locking mechanism further configured to allow disconnection of said male adaptor from said female receptor upon application of an axial force on said connector, and said axial force being greater than an operating force.