Polarized manifold connection device

A male connector of a polarized manifold connection device for interconnection of a plurality of fluid conduits from a compression sleeve to a plurality of fluid conduits from a source of compressed air, said male connector comprising:

• a male housing having a plurality of fluid ports disposed therein for interconnection with a corresponding female connector half of the polarized manifold connection device, said male housing having a top wall and a bottom wall generally opposed to said top wall and a pair of sidewalls interconnecting said top wall and said bottom wall, each of said sidewalls and said top wall being joined along a rounded outer edge, each of said sidewalls and said bottom wall being joined along a generally sharper outer edge, said sidewalls being angularly disposed to provide a tapered configuration between said top wall and said bottom wall, whereby said male housing has an asymmetrical outer cross-sectional configuration;
• a fence having a plurality of fluid ports disposed therein for connection to a set of the plurality of fluid conduits;
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• a bulkhead disposed between said male housing and said fence, a plurality of fluid openings therethrough to interconnect said fluid ports in said male housing and said fluid ports in said fence.

A polarized manifold connector for interconnection to a plurality of fluid conduits for a compression device, comprising:

• a male connector half having a male housing;
• a female connector half having a female housing sized to mate with said male housing;
• a plurality of first fluid ports on said male connector half for connection to a first set of the plurality of fluid conduits and a plurality of second fluid ports disposed within said male housing and in fluid communication with respective ones of said first fluid ports;
• a plurality of third fluid ports on said female connector half for connection to a second set of the plurality of fluid conduits and a plurality of fourth fluid ports disposed within said female housing and in fluid communication with respective ones of said third fluid ports;
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• a sealing gasket to sealingly interconnect respective ones of said plurality of second fluid ports within said male housing with respective ones of said fourth fluid ports within said female housing when said connector halves are in a mating configuration, said gasket comprising a plurality of fluid conduits, each conduit comprising a first connection portion for overlying one of said plurality of second and fourth fluid ports, and a second connection portion for overlying another of said plurality of second and fourth fluid ports in fluid alignment with said one of said second and fourth fluid ports, said first connection portion having a thinner wall thickness than said second connection portion.