Patent ID: 6523862
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B23D,F16L

Abstract:
A tubing connector for sealingly engaging an end portion of a tubing adapted to serve as a conduit for pressurized fluid comprising:a rigid tubular body having a fitting end, a cylindrical connector end and a bore that extends from the fitting end to the connector end; and a crimp ring connected to the fitting end in a concentric relationship with the connector end to permit the tubing to be slid over the connector end under the crimp ring, the crimp ring including an annular groove adjacent the fitting end to reduce the rigidity thereof so that the crimp ring is easily crimped even though it is attached to the fitting end of the tubular body, the crimp ring includes at least one opening adjacent the fitting end that extends radially therethrough to permit an end portion of the tubing to be observed when the tubing is slid over the connector end, and the at least one opening is located in the annular groove on the crimp ring.