Flexible conduit element with an end portion suitable for attachment to a rigid conduit element, and method of assembly of same

Abstract

The present invention describes a flexible conduit element with an end portion suitable for attachment to a rigid conduit element. The flexible conduit element comprises: a bellows member; an interlock member; an outer fixing member; and an connection nozzle, where, in an axial cross section at an end portion of the flexible conduit element, the outer fixing member is disposed outside of the bellows member, the bellows member is disposed outside of the interlock member, and the interlock member is disposed outside of the connection nozzle, and a gas-tight seal connects the bellows member and the connection nozzle. A method of assembly such a flexible conduit element is also disclosed.

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