Patent ID: 7712792
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: B63B,F16L

Abstract:
1. An end fitting for terminating an end of a hose comprising a tubular body of flexible material arranged between inner and outer gripping members, wherein the end fitting comprises: an inner member adapted to be disposed at least partially within the hose; a sealing member adapted to seal at least part of the tubular body fully around the circumference between the sealing member and the inner member; and a separate load transferring means adapted to transfer axial loads between the hose and the inner member in such a manner that said axial loads are diverted around the sealing member in order to reduce, or eliminate, the axial load on the hose between the sealing member and the inner member, wherein the sealing member is adapted to seal against the tubular body independently of the application of axial loads between the hose and the inner member, and wherein the sealing member comprises an inner sealing ring and an outer split ring which can be tightened in order to force the sealing ring into engagement with the tubular body and the inner member.