Conduit assembly
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsChristopher Thomas Cantrell, Lee Andrew Fausneaucht
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Abstract
A conduit assembly, such as an electrical conduit assembly, includes a flexible convoluted tube having a non-conductive fluoropolymer interior and a conductive carbon exterior that decreases the electrical resistance of the tube. A fitting is secured to an end of the flexible convoluted tube. The fitting includes a nipple having a profiled tubular portion received into the end of the flexible convoluted tube and a socket secured to the fitting so as trap the end of the flexible convoluted tube between the nipple and the socket. At least one of the nipple and the socket are made from a metal treated to decrease the electrical resistance of the fitting.
Claims19
A conduit assembly, comprising:
- a flexible convoluted tube including a non-conductive fluoropolymer interior and a conductive carbon exterior that decreases the electrical resistance of the tube;
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- a fitting secured to an end of the flexible convoluted tube, the fitting including a nipple having a profiled tubular portion received into the end of the flexible convoluted tube and a socket secured to the fitting so as trap the end of the flexible convoluted tube between the nipple and the socket, at least one of the nipple and the socket being made from a metal treated to decrease the electrical resistance of the fitting.
An electrical conduit assembly, comprising:
- a flexible convoluted tube including a non-conductive polymeric interior and a static dissipative or conductive exterior that decreases the electrical resistance of the tube;
- a fitting secured to an end of the flexible convoluted tube, the fitting including a nipple having a tubular portion received into the end of the flexible convoluted tube and a socket secured to the fitting so as trap the end of the flexible convoluted tube between the nipple and the socket, at least one of the nipple and the socket being made from a material that decreases the electrical resistance of the fitting;
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- at least one electrical wire extending through a bore of the flexible convoluted tube.
An electrical conduit assembly adapted to be installed in a fuel tank having an interior and an exterior, comprising:
- a flexible convoluted tube including a non-conductive polymeric interior and a static dissipative or conductive exterior that decreases the electrical resistance of the tube;
- a fitting secured to an end of the flexible convoluted tube and adapted to be attached to the fuel tank such that at least a portion of the conduit assembly is received within the interior of the fuel tank and a bore of the flexible convoluted tube is provided in communication with the exterior of the fuel tank, the fitting including a nipple having a tubular portion that is received into the end of the flexible convoluted tube and a socket secured to the fitting so as trap the end of the flexible convoluted tube between the nipple and the socket, at least one of the nipple and the socket being made from a material that decreases the electrical resistance of the fitting;
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- at least one electrical wire extending through a bore of the flexible convoluted tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.