| US 7,500,696 B2 | ||
| Flared thru assembly | ||
| Stephen G. Van Pelt, Cranford, N.J. (US); Ella Stamler, Hillsborough, N.J. (US); and Zachary S. Pannone, Madison, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Wayne, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/40,817. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0163871 A1, Jul. 27, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16L 33/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 285—256 [285/55; 285/222.1; 138/109] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A fluid conduit comprising:
a hose including an outer layer and an inner polymeric liner bonded to the outer layer, the inner polymeric liner extending
such that fluid traversing through the hose remains only in contact with the inner polymeric liner, the hose having a first
portion along which the outer layer is laminated to the inner polymeric liner and along which the inner polymeric liner remains
intact, the hose having a second portion along which the inner polymeric liner extends beyond a termination of the outer layer,
the first and second portions being contiguous along a longitudinal axis of the hose; and
a fitting comprising:
a receiving portion having a first inner surface defining a first lumen portion, the receiving portion configured to receive
the first portion of the hose within the first lumen portion, the receiving portion configured for crimping radially inwardly
onto an outer surface of the first portion of the hose;
a coupling portion having a second inner surface defining a second lumen portion for receiving the second portion of the hose,
wherein the first lumen portion and the second lumen portion are in fluid communication with each other, the inner polymeric
liner of the second portion following the contour of the second inner surface; and
a shoulder integrally extending from and defining a transition between the receiving portion and the coupling portion.
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