Flexible conduit with molded end fitting

Claim 1

A FLEXIBLE MOTION-TRANSMITTING CONTROL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE THIN WALLED CONDUIT SUSCEPTIBLE OF BEING RADIALLY DEFORMED AND HAVING AN OUTER SURFACE OF ORGANIC POLYMERIC THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL AND AN INNER UNITARY BORE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, A FLEXIBLE MOTION-TRANSMITTING CORE ELEMENT MOUNTED WITHIN AND EXTENDING THROUGH AND BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID BORE FOR MOVEMENT AXIALLY RELATIVE THERETO, AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CORE ELEMENT IMPOSING AXIAL LOADS ON SAID CONDUIT, AND A FITTING OF ORGANIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL MOLDED ON SAID OUTER SURFACE OF SAID CONDUIT FOR ATTACHMENT TO A FIXED SUPPORT TO SECURE SAID CONDUIT THERETO, THE ORGANIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL OF ONE OF SAID OUTER SURFACE OF SAID CONDUIT AND SAID FITTING BEING DIFFUSED INTO THE ORGANIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL OF THE OTHER THEREOF TO FORM A BOND THEREBETWEEN TO PREVENT RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID FITTING AND SAID CONDUIT AS SAID CORE ELEMENT IS MOVED AXIALLY RELATIVE TO THE LATTER WHILE MAINTAINING SAID CONDUIT SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF RADIAL FORCES WHICH WOULD RADIALLY DEFORM SAID CONDUIT AND SAID BORE AND INTERFERE WITH MOVEMENT OF SAID CORE ELEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BORE.