Patent ID: 9631754
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A tubing connection assembly for securing a flexible tube onto a tubing connector, comprising: a hollow member having a passageway extending through the hollow member, the passageway configured to receive the flexible tube; an internal thread in the passageway, the internal thread configured to engage the flexible tube and having a first diameter measured from the apex of the internal thread; and a clamping surface in the passageway, the clamping surface having a second diameter less than the first diameter, wherein when a tubing connector is disposed within and radially expands an end segment of the flexible tube, and wherein when the internal threads of the hollow member are engaged on the end segment, the clamping surface radially compresses an intermediate segment of the flexible tube, and the intermediate segment does not contain the tubing connector, wherein the hollow member comprises a first part and a second part movable relative to the first part, the first part having a first lock feature, the second part having a second lock feature configured to lock onto the first lock feature, and wherein the first part is connected to the second part by a hinge.