Patent ID: 7906727

Claim:
An umbilical connector, comprising; a. a tapered nose cone comprising a first tip having a first diameter, a second tip having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, an outer surface, and a first central longitudinal channel, said channel comprising an annular lip recess; b. a body comprising a second central longitudinal channel aligned with the first longitudinal central channel: i. a cylindrical lip sized to fit in said lip recess, ii. a throat region attached to the lip and having an outer diameter that is less than the outer diameter of the lip, iii. a nose cone seating region attached to the throat region and to the nose cone, said nose cone seating region having a first outer diameter, iv. a first tapered region extending radially outward and away from the nose cone seating region, v. a cylindrical first latch region attached to the first tapered region and having a second outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter, vi. a lower region attached to the first latch region, said lower region comprising, a tapered second latch region extending radially outward and away from the first latch region, an outer wall, said outer wall comprising two fingers extending therefrom and positioned on opposite sides of the wall, each finger comprising an eyelet, and said fingers being sized and shaped to define a housing; c. a termination member removeably mounted in the housing and comprising an upper face, a lower face opposite the upper face, and a third central longitudinal channel; and d. a locking plate removeably fastened to the termination member below and in contact with the cylinder.