Conduit connector for a patient breathing device

A connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising:

• a first connector configured to provide gases to a patient interface, the first connector comprising:
• at least one ridge formed longitudinally on an inside surface of the first connector,
• a first aperture configured to receive a connecting adapter, and
• at least one second aperture configured to receive a conduit;
• a connecting adapter, the connecting adapter comprising:
• a connecting adapter body, and
• one or more locking fingers, the one or more locking fingers configured to releasably attach to a second connector, the one or more locking fingers protruding longitudinally from the connecting adapter body,
• one or more locking recesses formed on the respective locking fingers, the one or more locking recesses configured to engage with one or more locking tabs formed on the second connector, and
• a locking channel formed on an outside surface of the connecting adapter body, said locking channel configured to rotatably engage and lock with the at least one ridge of the first connector;
• and
• the second connector, the second connector comprising a first aperture configured to connect with an airflow source, and a second aperture configured to receive the connecting adapter, the second connector further comprising the one or more locking tabs configured to releasably attach with the one or more locking fingers of the connecting adapter.