Hose end fitting

Claim 1

An assembly for providing a preassembled, unitary hose end fitting which after being crimped to transform said assembly into said fitting can be easily field-installed by coaxially inserting a hose end into an axially-opening annular socket defined radially between a radially inner tubular fitting insert tail portion and a radially outer tubular ferrule body free end portion, and swaging the ferrule body free end portion radially inwards toward the fitting insert tail portion, said assembly comprising: a hose end fitting body having an axially extending tubular tail portion based thereon, there being a plurality of radially outwardly projecting, axially spaced teeth formed externally on said tubular tail portion, and there being formed on said hose end fitting body axially adjacent said tubular tail portion: a circumferential external rib providing an annular shoulder having a greater outer diameter than said tubular tail portion has axially adjacent said annular shoulder, and axially separated from said tubular tail portion by said annular shoulder, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly opening annular recess; an annular ferrule collar of swageable material including: a circumferentially extending radially inwardly projecting internal annular rib initially having an internal diameter which is at least slightly greater than the outer diameter of said annular shoulder and a length axially of said annular ferrule that is sufficiently short as to receive said annular shoulder upon radially inward swaging of said annular ferrule collar, and, axially adjacent said internal annular rib, a socket end wall-providing portion initially having an internal diameter which is less than that of said internal annular rib and which is arranged to radially abut said annular shoulder upon radially inward swaging of said annular ferrule collar, located axially toward a same end of said annular ferrule collar as said internal annular rib, an external abutment initially having an outer diameter which is greater than the internal diameter, at a corresponding end, of a ferrule body which is to be swaged thereto, located axially toward an opposite end of said annular ferrule collar from said same end, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly projecting shoulder initially having an outer diameter which is not greater than the internal diameter at said corresponding end, of said ferule body, and axially between said external abutment and said shoulder of said annular ferrule collar, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly opening external annular recess; a tubular ferrule body of swageable material, said ferrule having: a base portion adjoining said corresponding end thereof, and a free end portion extending axially from said base portion to an opposite end thereof, there being a plurality of axially spaced radially inwardly opening circumferentially extending recesses provided internally on said free end portion of said tubular ferrule body; said tubular ferrule body being constructed and arranged to be slid at said corresponding end thereof coaxially telescopically onto said annular ferrule collar until said corresponding end axially abuts said abutment; said annular ferrule collar being constructed and arranged to be slid telescopically onto said hose end fitting body, over said tail portion first, until said internal annular rib of said annular ferrule collar radially surrounds said annular recess in said hose end fitting body, so that upon applying sufficient radially inward crimping force on said tubular ferrule body and annular ferrule collar, adjacent said corresponding end of said tubular ferrule body, one may thereby simultaneously unite said hose end fitting body and said tubular ferrule body via said annular ferrule collar, and create said axially-opening annular socket, by: deforming said internal annular rib of said annular ferrule collar into said annular recess on said hose end fitting body, deforming said socket endwall-providing portion into radial abutment with said annular shoulder on said hose end fitting body; and deforming said tubular ferrule body adjacent said corresponding end thereof into said external annular recess in said annular ferrule collar.

Claim 3

A method for providing a preassembled, unitary hose end fitting which can be easily field-installed by coaxially inserting a hose end into an axially-opening annular socket defined radially between a radially inner tubular fitting insert tail portion and a radially outer tubular ferrule body free end portion, and swaging the ferrule body free end portion radially inwards towards the fitting insert tail portion, said method comprising: providing a hose end fitting body having an axially extending tubular tail portion based thereon, there being a plurality of radially outwardly projecting, axially spaced teeth formed externally on said tubular tail portion, and there being formed on said hose end fitting body axially adjacent said tubular tail portion: a circumferential external rib providing an annular shoulder having a greater outer diameter than said tubular tail portion has axially adjacent said annular shoulder, and, axially separated from said tubular tail portion by said annular shoulder, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly opening annular recess; providing an annular ferrule collar of swageable material including: a circumferentially extending radially inwardly projecting internal annular rib initially having an internal diameter which is at least slightly greater than the outer diameter of said annular shoulder and a length axially of said annular ferrule that is sufficiently short as to receive said annular shoulder upon radially inward swaging of said annular ferrule collar, and, axially adjacent said internal annular rib, a socket end wall-providing portion initially having an internal diameter which is less than that of said internal annular rib and which is arranged to radially abut said annular shoulder upon radially inward swaging of said annular ferrule collar, located axially toward a same end of said annular ferrule collar as said internal annular rib, an external abutment initially having an outer diameter which is greater than the internal diameter, at a corresponding end, of a ferrule body which is to be swaged thereto, located axially toward an opposite end of said annular ferrule collar from said same end, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly projecting shoulder initially having an outer diameter which is not greater than the internal diameter at said corresponding end, of said ferrule body, and axially between said external abutment and said shoulder of said annular ferrule collar, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly opening external annular recess; providing a said tubular ferrule body of swageable material having: a base portion adjoining said corresponding end thereof, and a free end portion extending axially from said base portion to an opposite end thereof, there being a plurality of axially spaced radially inwardly opening circumferentially extending recesses provided internally on said free end portion of said tubular ferrule body; sliding said tubular ferrule body at said corresponding end thereof coaxially telescopically onto said annular ferrule collar until said corresponding end axially abuts said abutment; sliding said annular ferrule collar telescopically onto said hose end fitting body, over said tail portion first, until said internal annular rib of said annular ferrule collar radially surrounds said annular recess in said hose end fitting body; and applying radially inward crimping force on said tubular ferrule body and annular ferrule collar, adjacent said corresponding end of said tubular ferrule body, thereby simultaneously uniting said hose end fitting body and said tubular ferrule body via said annular ferrule collar, and creating said axially-opening annular socket, by: deforming said internal annular rib of said annular ferrule collar into said annular recess on said hose end fitting, deforming said socket endwall-providing portion into radial abutment with said annular shoulder on said hose end fitting body; and deforming said tubular ferrule body adjacent said corresponding end thereof into said external annular recess in said annular ferrule collar.

Claim 4

A method for providing a preassembled, unitary hose end fitting which can be easily field-installed by coaxially inserting a hose end into an axially-opening annular socket defined radially between a radially inner tubular fitting insert tail portion and a radially outer tubular ferrule body free end portion, and swaging the ferrule body free end portion radially inwards towards the fitting insert tail portion, said method comprising: providing a hose end fitting body having an axially extending tubular tail portion based thereon, there being a plurality of radially outwardly projecting, axially spaced teeth formed externally on said tubular tail portion, and there being formed on said hose end fitting body axially adjacent said tubular tail portion: a circumferential external rib providing an annular shoulder having a greater outer diameter than said tubular tail portion has axially adjacent said annular shoulder, and, axially separated from said tubular tail portion by said annular shoulder, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly opening annular recess; providing an annular ferrule collar of swageable material including: a circumferentially extending radially inwardly projecting internal annular rib initially having an internal diameter which is at least slightly greater than the outer diameter of said annular shoulder and a length axially of said annular ferrule that is sufficiently short as to receive said annular shoulder upon radially inward swaging of said annular ferrule collar, and, axially adjacent said internal annular rib, a socket end wall-providing portion initially having an internal diameter which is less than that of said internal annular rib and which is arranged to radially abut said annular shoulder upon radially inward swaging of said annular ferrule collar, located axially toward a same end of said annular ferrule collar as said internal annular rib, an external abutment initially having an outer diameter which is greater than the internal diameter, at a corresponding end, of a ferrule body which is to be swaged thereto, located axially toward an opposite end of said annular ferrule collar from said same end, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly projecting shoulder initially having an outer diameter which is not greater than the internal diameter at said corresponding end, of said ferrule body, and axially between said external abutment and said shoulder of said annular ferrule collar, a circumferentially extending, radially outwardly opening external annular recess; providing a said tubular ferrule body of swageable material having: a base portion adjoining said corresponding end thereof, and a free end portion extending axially from said base portion to an opposite end thereof, there being a plurality of axially spaced radially inwardly opening circumferentially extending recesses provided internally on said free end portion of said tubular ferrule body; sliding said tubular ferrule body at said corresponding end thereof coaxially telescopically onto said annular ferrule collar until said corresponding end axially abuts said abutment; sliding said annular ferrule collar telescopically onto said hose end fitting body, over said tail portion first, until said internal annular rib of said annular ferrule collar radially surrounds said annular recess in said hose end fitting body; and applying radially inward crimping force on said tubular ferrule body and annular ferrule collar, adjacent said corresponding end of said tubular ferrule body, thereby simultaneously uniting said hose end fitting body and said tubular ferrule body via said annular ferrule collar, and creating said axially-opening annular socket, by: deforming said internal annular rib of said annular ferrule collar into said annular recess on said hose end fitting, deforming said socket endwall-providing portion into radial abutment with said annular shoulder on said hose end fitting body; and deforming said tubular ferrule body adjacent said corresponding end thereof into said external annular recess in said annular ferrule collar.