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1. A fluid conveyance system connector, comprising:
a body; a tube positioned within the body through which a conveyed fluid flows; a first moveable adapter received in a first space between the body and the tube and a second moveable adapter received in a second space between the body and the tube, the first and second moveable adapters sealingly cooperate with the body and tube to define respective outer and inner variable volume chambers, each inner chamber communicates with one of an external environment or the conveyed fluid through a first port and an outer chamber communicates with the other of the conveyed fluid or the external environment through a second port such that the pressure in each inner chamber is the pressure exhibited by the external environment or the conveyed fluid and the pressure in each outer chamber is the pressure of the other of the conveyed fluid or the external environment, wherein a differential pressure comprising a difference between the pressure of the conveyed fluid and the pressure exhibited by the external environment applies an inwardly or outwardly directed force to each moveable adapter; and a partition that separates the inner chambers from one another, the partition including the first port; wherein the first moveable adapter includes a first sealing portion having a first seal that sealingly engages an inner surface of the body and an external surface of the tube, and includes a third seal between the body and the first moveable adapter; and wherein the second moveable adapter includes a second sealing portion having a second seal that sealingly engages the inner surface of the body and the external surface of the tube, and includes a fourth seal between the body and the second moveable adapter. |
