Patent ID: 8561647
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A safety and indicator apparatus for fluid conduits comprising: an impervious sleeve disposed about a conduit; an interstitial space defined between said sleeve and said conduit; and a collar disposed on at least one end of said sleeve to secure said sleeve to said conduit and to define at least one end of a fluid channel defined by said interstitial space, wherein said collar is generally configured to allow fluid to exit said interstitial space through said at least one end of said fluid channel; wherein said collar is disposed over a coupling at an end of said fluid conduit, securing said at least one end of said sleeve between said collar and said coupling; and wherein said collar is disposed over a ferrule that secures said coupling to said end of said fluid conduit, and said at least one end of said sleeve is secured between said collar and said ferrule.