Patent ID: 8628516

Claim:
A fluid flow connector comprising: a housing assembly having a first end and a second end arranged along a common longitudinal axis; a forward resilient member locked within said housing assembly, said forward resilient member having a forward end disposed alongside said first end, said forward end including at least two slit wall portions defining a selectably closable slit therebetween; a rigid fluid flow conduit member at least partially disposed within said forward resilient member rearwardly of said forward end; and a rearward resilient displacement biasing element associated with said rigid fluid flow conduit member and with said housing assembly; said rigid fluid flow conduit member being positionable in a forward position in engagement with said at least two slit wall portions of said forward resilient member, causing said slit to be closed; and said rigid fluid flow conduit member being positionable in a rearward position thereby out of engagement with said at least two slit wall portions of said forward resilient member, causing said slit to be open.