Tubing connector with floating spool

A tubing connector comprising:

• first and second sections of tubing each comprising a cylindrical sidewall defining a central fluid conveying passageway, and an end portion including an annular outwardly directed radial flange and an annular axial extension projecting axially outwardly from a peripheral portion of said radial flange;
• said sections being substantially coaxially aligned with their flanges directed toward each other;
• an annular spool comprising an inner cylindrical sidewall portion defining a central axial opening, first and second end wall projecting radially outwardly from opposite ends of said sidewall portion, and a center land portion projecting radially outwardly from said sidewall portion between said end walls;
• said land portion and said end walls defining therebetween first and second outwardly opening radial recesses;
• and said spool being dimensioned to be received between said radial flanges of said sections and within said axial extensions, with said opening aligned with said passageways, and with clearance between said spool and said radial flanges and between said spool and said axial extensions;
• first and second annular seals positioned in said first and second recesses, respectively, and sealingly engaging said sidewall portion of the spool and said axial extensions of said first and second sections of tubing, respectively;
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• means for engaging said radial flanges to detachably secure said sections together;
• said spool and said seals being dimensioned to provide an axial clearance between the spool and the radial flanges to cause the spool to float on and be positioned by the seals when said sections are secured together, to allow said sections to deflect relative to each other while maintaining sealing engagement between the seals and the spool and said axial extensions.