Patent ID: 9562635
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B25B,F16L

Claim:
1. A conduit fitting, comprising: a first fitting component adapted to receive a conduit end along a central axis; a conduit gripping device; a second fitting component that can be joined to said first fitting component, said second fitting component comprising a portion that engages a tapered surface of said first fitting component when the conduit fitting is pulled up; said second fitting component comprising a socket that receives said conduit gripping device, said engagement providing radial constraint of said conduit gripping device, wherein said first fitting component comprises a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface, with a step that joins said first tapered surface and said second tapered surface, said second tapered surface comprising said tapered surface that engages said portion of said second fitting component when the conduit fitting is pulled up.