Hose end construction

Claim 1

In a hose end construction comprising a hose main body and a connection metal fitting secured to the end portion of said hose main body, the improvement comprising a hose main body composed of a resilient rubber portion including an inner surface rubber, an annular bead located near the end surface of said hose main body and embedded in said resilient rubber portion and a reinforcing cord layer having an end portion wound around said annular bead to form a turn-back portion and embedded in said resilient rubber portion, a nipple constituting said connection metal fitting and provided at its outer periphery with a rib, the end surface of the end portion of said hose main body being urged against said rib while said turn-back portion being located inside an inner end of said nipple with respect to the axial direction of said hose main body and said inner surface rubber being extended along the inner peripheral surface of said nipple, and a clamping member composed of a clamping ring for circumferentially tightening that portion of the outer surface of said hose main body which is nearer to the center portion thereof than said annular bead to said nipple, and a ferrule having one end threadedly engaged with the outer periphery of said rib and another end forming a reduced diameter portion and slidably engaged with said clamping ring.