Connector coupling assembly

A coupler comprising:

• a first connector having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a valve disposed within the first connector, the first end including threads;
• a second connector having a mating portion, a connecting portion opposite the mating portion, and a body at least partially disposed between the mating portion and the connecting portion;
• a collar having at least one connecting arm at a connecting end, and at least one engaging arm at an engaging end, the connecting portion being disposed opposite the engaging end;
• and
• a thread coupled to the engaging end via the at least one engaging arm,
• wherein the collar is configured to couple with the threads of the first end of the first connector to form a fluid pathway between the first connector and the second connector,
• wherein the first connector is configured to couple to the thread via the threads of the first end of the first connector,
• wherein the first connector and the thread are configured to decouple from the collar and the second connector in response to a pullout force that deflects the at least one engaging arm to decouple the thread and the engaging end, the pullout force exceeding a predetermined threshold force.

A coupler comprising:

• a first connector having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a valve disposed within the first connector, the first end including threads;
• a second connector having a mating portion, a connecting portion opposite the mating portion, and a body at least partially disposed between the mating portion and the connecting portion the body having a valve configured to fluidly seal the second connector and configured to axially move relative to the mating portion and the connecting portion;
• a collar having a luer disposed within, at least one connecting arm at a connecting end, and at least one engaging arm at an engaging end, the at least one connecting arm being releasably coupled to the mating portion;
• and
• a thread comprising a notch, releasably coupled to the at least one engaging arm via the notch, and configured to mate with the threads of the first end,
• wherein the collar is configured to couple the first connector to the second connector to form a fluid pathway such that a first portion of the luer is disposed within the first connector and a second portion of the luer opposite the first portion is disposed within the second connector,
• wherein, when the first connector is coupled to the thread, the first connector and the thread are configured to decouple from the collar and the second connector in response to a pullout force that deflects the at least one engaging arm away from the notch, the pullout force exceeding a predetermined threshold force,
• wherein the pullout force is applied along a central axis that extends through the first connector, the thread, the collar, and the second connector when the collar is coupled to the first connector and the second connector,
• wherein, when the first connector is coupled to the thread and the first connector and the thread are decoupled from the collar, the collar is configured to decouple from the second connector in response to a compressive force that deflects the at least one connecting arm away from the mating portion, the compressive force being different than the pullout force.