Patent ID: 9169950
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector for flexible hoses, comprising: a hollow main body forming an element for coupling with a flexible hose comprising at least two annular ramp elements, separated by a circumferential recess and forming a housing for a sealing element, a sealing element, positioned in the recess; a clamping element configured to apply a force in a radial direction on an outer surface of the flexible hose when the flexible hose is coupled with the hollow main body, and operating in conjunction with the sealing element to provide, in use, a sealed coupling between the flexible hose and the hollow main body; the clamping element including: wherein the fixed connection between the tubular base portion and the hollow main body prevents rotation and translation of the tubular base portion relative to the hollow main body; wherein the recess for housing the sealing element comprises a pair of lateral walls, at least one of the lateral walls having a concavity inversion profile in a direction of an axis of the hollow main body.