Patent ID: 7503589

Claim:
A connector assembly for connecting first and second hoses, the connector assembly comprising: a tubular connector including first and second radial projections that are spaced apart along an axial direction of the tubular connector, wherein the tubular connector extends into the first hose and the first radial projection of the tubular connector engages with an inner surface of the first hose, wherein the tubular connector extends into the second hose and the second radial projection of the tubular connector engages with an inner surface of the second hose, and wherein the first hose extends into the second hose so that the first and second hoses axially overlap in an area between the first and second radial projections of the tubular connector; and a clamp that engages an outer surface of the second hose in the axially overlapping area of the first and second hoses to clamp the first and second hoses to the tubular connector, wherein at least one of the inner surface of the first hose and the inner surface of the second hose includes an indentation to receive the corresponding radial projection of the tubular connector.