Watertight coupling between a tube and an endpiece and method of manufacturing it
AssigneeHutchinson
InventorDenis Godeau
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Abstract
A waterproof coupling between at least one tube and at least one endpiece by means of a molded portion secured to the tube and providing means that provide sealing between the tube and the endpieces, wherein said portion which is made of a material of the elastomer type or of a material having analogous properties, and that has been vulcanized or cross-linked after molding, is also secured, after vulcanization or cross-linking, to a ring or sleeve by means of which the tube is suitable for being assembled to the endpiece.
Claims8
A method of manufacturing a waterproof coupling between a tube and an endpiece, the method comprising the steps of molding a sealing member of an elastomer-type material on the tube for providing sealing between the tube and the endpiece and securing the sealing member to an annular fitting adapted for coupling the tube to the endpiece.
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