Patent ID: 6523230
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A hose coupling comprising:a clip for enclosing a hose, said clip comprising at least two semi-cylindrical cups with a first free peripheral end and a second free peripheral end, said clip being configured as a single-piece clamping jaw made of a plastic material, the semi-cylindrical cups being connected to each other by at least one connection configured as an integral hinge; and a clamping lever being articulated via a bolt on the first free peripheral end of one of the semi-cylindrical cups, said clamping lever being connected to the second free peripheral end of the semi-cylindrical cups via a closing spring to produce a non-positive connection between the hose and a sleeve inserted into said hose, wherein the clamping jaw is fixable on the sleeve in an axial direction by a flange axially fixed on said sleeve, wherein the hose is a corrugated flexible hose with corrugations and the semi-cylindrical cups on their internal surfaces comprise a helical groove which receives the corrugations of the corrugated flexible hose for holding said corrugated flexible hose in a non-positive connection and at least one web-like elevation extending parallel to the helical groove.