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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357424 | Plastic guard for airbrake tubing and coils A moldable plastic guard for use in a protective guard for a conduit such as a hoses, tubing, wire, cable, and fiber optics. The guard is receivable over the surface of the conduit and is attached to a nut. The nut may be used to join the end of the conduit to a fit... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347458 | Locking luer fitting A locking luer fitting for connecting fluid lines. In one variation the connection interface includes a male luer connector and a corresponding female luer connector. The female luer connector includes a rotatable collar which engages the male luer connector. In ano... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341284 | Joint assembly for flexible and semi-rigid pipings A joint assembly for flexible and semi-rigid piping, such as high density polyethylene piping or the like. The assembly comprises a joint end sleeve and a nut. The joint end sleeve comprises in series first, second, third and fourth co-axial sections of circular cro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7175208 | High temperature end fitting and method of use Embodiments of a system and method for sealing an end of a flowline to an end fitting are disclosed. Such methods include providing an end fitting housing having a bore, wherein a portion of the bore has a tapered inner surface, inserting an open end of a flexible p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7011342 | Connecting device comprising means for instantaneous connection of a pipe end to a member and means for protecting the connection A device for coupling an end of a hose to a member, comprises a body provided with an internal channel opening out into a chamber having quick-connection elements for connecting the end of the hose to the channel. The quick-connection elements comprise a washer with... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971414 | Flexible conduit, particularly for sanitary purposes A flexible conduit includes a metal hose provided with a helical groove having a plurality of turns; a plastic jacket surrounding the metal hose and conforming to the helical groove thereof; a plastic inner hose received in the metal hose and having a projecting len... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945569 | Enhanced durability hammer union A union for connecting two tubular members. The first tubular member has an external flange, and the second tubular member has a set of external threads. An annular nut surrounds the first tubular member. The nut has an internal flange that surrounds the first tubul... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6871881 | Stabilized tap mounting assembly A method and apparatus are directed to reduce the load from the threads on taps on an orifice plate or orifice fitting. The apparatus includes a tap (3) having an NPT threaded end (1) and a flanged end (12) and an intermediate flange (13)... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6779269 | Self-compensating hose coupling A connection for a tube is formed by placing a coiled spring around an end of a tube and inserting a barbed tubular portion from a connection into the tube. The connection forces the tube to expand applying pressure against the coil spring and forcing it to expand a... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6494496 | Moldable plastic guard segment for a variable-length guard assembly for conduits A moldable plastic guard segment for use in a protective guard for a conduit such as a hoses, tubing, wire, cable, and fiber optics. The guard is receivable over the surface of the conduit and is formed as a series connection of a first guard segment and ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6460895 | Brake hose sleeve A brake hose sleeve composed of rigid plastic which has a throat structured to positively (snappingly) interfit with respect to the annular crimp cavity of the fitting into which the brake hose is sealingly attached. The throat is located at an end of the... | 10/08/2002 |
| 5816622 | Protective sleeve for garden hose A protective sleeve for a garden hose includes a protective shell section having a generally tubular body with an inner bore shaped for receiving a coupling of the garden hose snugly therein. A flexible strain relief section is releasably attached to the ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5390965 | Pipe connectors A pipe connector comprises a body portion 10 having a male threaded tubular portion 12 defining a cavity 14 and comprises a nut 16 with a female threaded portion 18 and an unthreaded portion 20 of lesser diameter defining a bore 22. The junction between t... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5333650 | Hose coupling with a stiffening sleeve A hose coupling for being attached to one end of a hose comprising a coupling portion for joining the hose coupling to another mateable coupling, and a generally tubular sleeve portion extending rearward from the coupling portion along the outer surface o... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5316348 | Wrench sleeve attachment for garden hose A sleeve is configured to fit slidably around a water hose. One end of the sleeve is oriented towards an end coupling, and is configured as a wrench to register with the external surface of the coupling.... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5143409 | Stress relief device A dynamic stress relief device for a hose having an end fitting with an end collar that receives, circumferentially surrounds, and secures the hose to the fitting. The stress relief device has a mechanism which changes the combined spring moment density o... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4911481 | High pressure press-in fitting A high-pressure press-in fitting for a high-pressure hose connection with a quick connect screwed joint at the outside of a high-pressure purifying installation, characterized in that the press-in fitting of the quick-connect coupling, receiving the end o... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4810011 | Structure in which a small-diameter thin metal tube is fixed at one end to a flange coupling A structure in which a small-diameter thin metal pipe is connected at one end to a flange coupling. The pipe has an end portion and an outer turned-up portion formed at the end of the end portion of the pipe. The structure includes a metal sleeve inserted... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4634151 | Glad hand extension A handle is disclosed for use in conjunction with a rotatable interlocking coupling on the end of an air line of a brake system. The coupling conventionally has a laterally facing surface including a central opening for communication with a similar coupli... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4489961 | Terminal for flexible tube Flexible tubing for use in connecting a pneumatic foot controller to a sewing machine is provided at one end with a detachable plastic connector including a tight fitting tube supporting sleeve and a serrated end fitting which is locked in place in the tu... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4062573 | Clamping device There is provided a clamping member for attaching one part of a two part coupling device to a conduit, such as a hose, said clamping member comprising a body section having a bore running therethrough and comprising a first end portion, an intermediate po... | 12/13/1977 |
