A FEMALE RECEIVING CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING SECTIONS OF TUBING IS PROVIDED. THE FEMALE RECEIVING CONNECTOR INCLUDES A HOUSING HAVING A TOP HOUSING PORTION AND A BOTTOM HOUSING PORTION COUPLED TO THE TOP HOUSING PORTION. THE FEMALE RECEIVING CONECTOR ALSO INCLUDES A BUTTON MOVEABLY COUPLED WITHIN THE HOUSING. A LOCKING PLATE IS COUPLED TO THE BUTTON AND CONFIGURED TO MOVE WITH THE BUTTON. THE LOCKING PLATE HAS A PROFILE LEAD-IN HAVING AN INTERFACING SURFACE LOCATED AT A PROXIMAL SIDE OF THE PROFILE LEAD-IN FOR INTERFACING A MALE CONNECTOR. THE INTERFACING SURFACE EXTENDS ALONG AT LEAST A PORTION OF AT LEAST THREE SIDES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROFILE LEAD-IN INCLUDES A LOCKING SURFACE LOCATED AT A DISTAL SIDE OF THE PROFILE LEAD-IN FOR SECURING THE MALE CONNECTOR WITHIN THE HOUSING OF THE FEMALE RECEIVING CONNECTOR. A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SURFACE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE INTERFACING SURFACE AND THE LOCKING SURFACE. (FIG. 3)
