Ferrule coupling having a C-shaped insert
US5267758A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49927
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ferrule for attaching a hose end portion to a male-stem, the ferrule having a tubular socket portion that retains a bendable sleevelike insert having substantially a C-shape when viewed in cross-section. Oppositely facing circumjacent edges of the C-shaped insert may have teeth as a means for interdigitating with each other when the ferrule is used to couple hose.
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