Connecting assembly including a male portion and a female portion

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a male portion of a connecting assembly.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the male portion of FIG. 1 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 3 is a first end view of the male portion of FIG. 1 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the male portion of FIG. 1 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 5 is a second end view of the male portion of FIG. 1 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the male portion of FIG. 1 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the male portion of FIG. 1 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a female portion of a connecting assembly.

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the female portion of FIG. 8 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 10 is a first end view of the female portion of FIG. 8 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the female portion of FIG. 8 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 12 is a second end view of the female portion of FIG. 8 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 13 is a top view of the female portion of FIG. 8 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the female portion of FIG. 8 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a connecting assembly including the female portion of FIG. 8 and the male portion of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 16 is a left side view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 15 including the female portion of FIG. 8 and the male portion of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 17 is a first end view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 15 including the female portion of FIG. 8 and the male portion of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 18 is a right side view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 15 including the female portion of FIG. 8 and the male portion of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 19 is a second end view of the of the connecting assembly of FIG. 15 including the female portion of FIG. 8 and the male portion of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 20 is a top view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 15 including the female portion of FIG. 8 and the male portion of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 15 including the female portion of FIG. 8 and the male portion of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a male portion of a second embodiment of a connecting assembly.

FIG. 23 is a left side view of the male portion of FIG. 22 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 24 is a first end view of the male portion of FIG. 22 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 25 is a right side view of the male portion of FIG. 22 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 26 is a second end view of the male portion of FIG. 22 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 27 is a top view of the male portion of FIG. 22 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 28 is a bottom view of the male portion of FIG. 22 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a female portion of a connecting assembly.

FIG. 30 is a left side view of the female portion of FIG. 29 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 31 is a first end view of the female portion of FIG. 29 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 32 is a right side view of the female portion of FIG. 29 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 33 is a second end view of the female portion of FIG. 29 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 34 is a top view of the female portion of FIG. 29 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 35 is a bottom view of the female portion of FIG. 29 of the connecting assembly.

FIG. 36 is a perspective view of a connecting assembly including the female portion of FIG. 29 and the male portion of FIG. 22 .

FIG. 37 is a left side view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 36 including the female portion of FIG. 29 and the male portion of FIG. 22 .

FIG. 38 is a first end view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 36 including the female portion of FIG. 29 and the male portion of FIG. 22 .

FIG. 39 is a right side view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 36 including the female portion of FIG. 29 and the male portion of FIG. 22 .

FIG. 40 is a second end view of the connecting of FIG. 36 including the female portion of FIG. 29 and the male portion of FIG. 22 .

FIG. 41 is a top view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 36 including the female portion of FIG. 29 and the male portion of FIG. 22 ; and,

FIG. 42 is a bottom view of the connecting assembly of FIG. 36 including the female portion of FIG. 29 and the male portion of FIG. 22 .

The features shown in broken lines represent portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.