may be affixed in a conventional manner the larger portion 44 of the body 40 includes a coupling member 46 that is rigidly retained by the larger portion 44 of the body 40 in a conventional manner slidably retained in the coupling member 46 is a plunger 48 which is urged towards its most outwardly extending position by a spring 50 plunger 48 is provided with a plurality of apertures 52 and the wall thereof thereby permitting the fluid to flow through the opening 54 provided therein through the apertures and through the other hollow portion of the housing or body 40 where it can exit as shown via the arrow 34 34 a fluid connector 60 according to the principles of the instant invention is shown in elevation in fig3 the connector disclosed therein overcomes the shortcomings found in the devices heretofore utilized the major shortcoming of the male connector 36 when inserted into the female connector 10 is its susceptibility to lateral forces that is forces exerted inadvertently or purposefully transverse to the axis of the connector will dislodge the male connector from the female connector 10 in addition female connector 10 requires a cover 12 in order to protect the fluid flow path from debris or dust entering therein the instant connector 60 overcomes these shortcomings as will be explained hereinafter the fluid connector 60 is provided with a body having a relatively larger first portion 62 and.