Patent ID: 9470351
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: F16L

Claim Text:
1. A crimp fitting assembly configured for deformation by a crimping apparatus, comprising: a nipple including an outer surface having a plurality of paired barb configurations formed thereon, each of the paired barb configurations including an axially extending reverse angled first barb and an axially extending forward angled second barb spaced apart from the first barb forming an annular groove therebetween, the first barb and the second barb of the paired barb configurations alternatingly formed on the outer surface of the nipple; a hose member having a bore formed therein, the nipple at least partially received in the bore of the hose member; and a socket coupled to the nipple and at least partially surrounding the hose member, the socket deformed by the crimping apparatus to form at least one radially inwardly extending deformed portion to compress the hose member upon the annular groove of at least one of the paired barb configurations, the socket including an annular array of ribs formed on an outer surface thereof, each of the ribs formed only on portions of the outer surface of the socket in axial alignment with at least one of the at least one radially inwardly extending deformed portions, wherein one of the paired barb configurations abuts another one of the paired barb configurations, wherein the annular groove of each of the paired barb configurations is axially aligned with a corresponding one of the radially inwardly extending deformed portions, and wherein each of the paired barb configurations has a symmetric structure of the first barb and the second barb formed by the annular groove having a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape.