Patent ID: 8740254

Claim:
A protected 5-inch to 12-inch fitting for forming a joint for coupling fire fighting hose, the fitting having a coupling end and a hose connecting end, the fitting comprising: a hose clamp on the hose connecting end; a two-way Storz coupler with a rotating coupling collar on the coupling end, the rotating coupling collar providing an exterior surface structured to remain exposed upon coupling with another said Storz coupler; an inner barrel providing an inner barrel portion between the hose clamp and the two-way Storz coupler; and a bumper including protective material, the bumper: attached to the inner barrel portion, structured so as not to fully enclose the coupling end, having an effective outside diameter at least ¼-inch greater than the effective outside diameter of the rotating coupling collar, and including an inner ring and an outer ring of elastic material, the inner ring circumferentially attached to and mating with a shoulder of the inner barrel portion.