Patent ID: 9297481
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: F16L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A fitting for conduits, comprising: a body, a nut and at least one ferrule, said body and said nut being threaded so that when assembled on a conduit said body and said nut can be tightened together to a first relative axial position of said body and said nut to effect conduit grip and seal by said at least one ferrule at said first relative axial position, a surface to resist relative axial stroke of said body and said nut when said surface is engaged by at least one of said body and said nut, said surface allowing additional relative axial stroke between said body and said nut to remake the fitting when said surface is engaged by at least one of said body and said nut, said surface being axially positioned not to engage said at least one of said body and said nut upon an initial pull-up of the fitting to said first relative axial position and to engage said at least one of said body and said nut after an additional relative axial stroke past said first relative axial position.