Patent ID: 6450553
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B21D,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A fitting for attachment to a pipe by swaging, said fitting comprising:a sleeve defining a bore and having an inner surface and an outer surface, said bore being configured to receive a pipe, said outer surface including a first stepped portion having a first dimension and a second stepped portion having a second dimension; a ring having an inner surface defining a first contact portion configured to engage said first stepped portion to alter said first dimension and defining a second contact portion configured to engage said second stepped portion to alter said second dimension as said ring is urged axially over said sleeve which causes said sleeve to be swaged to said pipe; and a locking groove configured on said ring to receive and engage said first stepped portion of said sleeve after said first contact portion has been removed therefrom to prevent said ring from being removed from said sleeve.