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US 2013/0076024 A1Published application
Hose coupling with a non-swaged portion
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsMark Allan Lamontia, Yu Xu
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Abstract
An umbilical hose end coupling that comprises a sleeve and an insert for the sleeve, the insert having a hose end for insertion into the hose and the sleeve having a hose end for covering the exterior of the hose and the insert, and the insert and sleeve each having a coupling end for engaging each other, and the sleeve having a first specified region that is subject to swaging and a second specified region that is not subject to swaging.
Claims2
A hose coupling adapted for use with a hose, comprising:
- a sleeve and an insert, wherein a first portion of the sleeve is swaged and a second portion is not swaged.
A process for making a hose coupling adapted for use with a hose, comprising:
- providing a hose and a hose coupling having a sleeve and an insert, wherein the sleeve has a designated first portion and a designated second portion
- progressively swaging in a series of steps the first portion of the sleeve until a final swaged hose and hose coupling assembly is formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.