Patent ID: 7350829

Claim:
A connection system comprising first and second fluid-conducting components and at least one connector, each of the first and second fluid-conducting components comprising a slot arrangement comprising first and second substantially parallel slots extending across a connection face of the fluid-conducting component from an edge of the connection face, each of the first and second slots having a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface, the at least one connector comprising a coupling element having first and second coupling members, each of the coupling members having a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface, wherein, in use, the at least one connector engages with the slot arrangement such that the first tapered surface of the first and second slots engages with the first tapered surface of the respective first and second coupling member, to draw the first and second fluid-conducting components together, and the second tapered surface of the first and second slots engages with the second tapered surface of the respective first and second coupling member to align the first fluid-conducting component relative to the second fluid-conducting component.