Patent ID: 6491325
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A method of securing a swivel fitting assembly 10 to a hose 11 end comprising the steps of:a) providing a swivel nut 50, a stem 30, and a ferrule 60, wherein the stem 30 is comprised of a groove 33 at a mid-length of the stem 30 and a shoulder 39 at a first axial end 31A, the swivel nut 50 is comprised of a series of threads 52, a set of wrench flats 53, and a shoulder 55 adjacent to the wrench flats 53 and at the opposing end fo the swivel nut 50 from the series of threads 52, and the ferrule 60 is comprised of an internally extending shoulder 63, b) inserting the stem 30 into the swivel nut 50, c) positioning the swivel nut 50 at the first axial end 31A of the stem 30 in a manner so the series of threads 52 of the swivel nut 50 abut directly against the shoulder 39 of the first axial end 31A of the stem 30 and the wrench flats 53 of the swivel nut 50 are positioned about the mid-length position of the stem 30 and the swivel nut 50 does not extend past the axial length of the stem 30, d) positioning the ferrule 60 over a terminal end of the hose 11, e) inserting a second axial end 31B of the stem 30 into the hose 11, f) aligning the internal shoulder 63 of the ferrule 60 over the groove 33 of the stem 30, and g) crimping the ferrule 60 onto the stem 30 to secure the ferrule 60 and hose 11 onto the stem 30, thereby setting the internal shoulder 63 in the groove 33 of the stem 30 and securing the swivel nut 50 onto the stem 30 between the shoulder 39 of a first axial end 31A of the stem 30 and the ferrule 60.