Shielded hose coupling and assembly

Claim 1

A FITTING FOR A FLEXIBLE SHIELDED HOSE HAVING AN INNER PLASTIC TUBE AND AN EXTERNAL METAL MESH JACKET ENCASING THE TUBE COMPRISING: A FITTING BODY MEMBER HAVING A PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH PROVIDED WITH A COUNTERBORE FOR RECEIVING IN CLOSELY FITTING RELATION A PROJECTING END OF THE INNER PLASTIC TUBE, A JACKET ADAPTER MEMBER HAVING A BORE THERETHROUGH CLOSELY FITTING OVER THE END OF THE JACKET OF THE HOSE ADJACENT THE PROJECTING END OF THE INNER PLASTIC TUBE AND RIGIDLY SECURED TO THE JACKET, NUT MEANS RELEASABLY THREADEDLY COUPLING SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER, A METAL SLEEVE TELESCOPED IN SAID PROJECTING END OF THE TUBE AND TERMINATING OPPOSITE THE END OF THE JACKET, SAID BODY MEMBER PROVIDED WITH AN O-RING SEAT ENCIRCLING THE COUNTERBORE AND DISPOSED RADIALLY OPPOSITE THE SLEEVE, AN O-RING SEAL IN SAID SEAT ENCIRCLING IN SEALING ENGAGEMENT THE PROJECTING END OF THE INNER PLASTIC TUBE, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS PROVIDED WITH AN INTEGRAL BARRIER WALL PORTION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID O-RING AND THE JACKET CONNECTED TO THE JACKET ADAPTER MEMBER AND SPACING THE O-RING WHOLLY OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE JACKET WHEREBY THE O-RING FORMS A SEAL WITH THE PROJECTING END OF THE INNER PLASTIC TUBE WHOLLY INDEPENDENTLY OF THE JACKET, SAID BARRIER WALL PORTION HAVING AN ANNULAR RADIALLY EXTENDING FACE AND THE OTHER MEMBER HAVING A COMPLEMENTARY AXIALLY OPPOSED ANNULAR RADIALLY EXTENDING FACE, SAID FACES BEING IN OPPOSITION WITHOUT SAID O-RING SEAL DISPOSED THEREBETWEEN AND URGED TOWARD EACH OTHER BY SAID NUT MEANS TO PROVIDE A SOLID NON-RESILIENT CONNECTION BETWEEN SUCH MEMBERS.