Connectors for conduits

A connector to be provided at a terminal end of a breathing conduit, the connector comprising:

• a body, comprising a first end and a second end, the body internally defining a lumen for a passage of gas therethrough between the first end and the second ends;
• the first end is configured to engage with with the terminal end of the breathing conduit or a component to be associated with the terminal end of the breathing conduit;
• the second end is configured to engage with, or is engaged with a second connector;
• wherein an internal portion of the body comprises two or more locking fingers extending therein configured for connection with a female end or female part of the second connector, the two or more locking fingers each comprising an outer surface and an opposing inner surface, the inner surface defining at least a portion of the lumen, the outer surface of each of the two or more locking fingers comprising a recess engageable with a complementary portion of the second connector;
• wherein the connector further comprises an outer wall, the outer wall comprising an exterior surface and an opposing interior surface, the interior surface of the outer wall surrounding the two or more locking fingers, and the exterior surface of the outer wall being tapered, in a direction substantially longitudinally with the connector;
• and wherein the recess of the two or more locking fingers and the complementary portion of the second connector forms a catch or a latch, and wherein the recess of one of the two or more locking fingers of the connector and the complementary portion of the second connector engage when the two or more locking fingers are in a predetermined rotational alignment with the second connector.