Patent ID: 6860520

Claim:
A hose assembly comprising: a hose having a covering layer applied over a tube; a nipple assembly having a nipple fastener formed proximate one end with a nipple extending from the end, the nipple fastener having at least a first thread formed thereon; a socket covering the nipple and having at least a second thread mating with the external thread of the nipple fastener for drawing the socket towards the nipple assembly; a sleeve interposed between the covering layer and the tube and interposed between the socket and the nipple, the sleeve having at least one barb formed on a surface contacting the tube and having a cavity formed to adjoin an end of the tube; an annular sealing member positioned in the cavity to contact the nipple, at least one surface of the cavity, and the tube; and whereby upon rotating the socket relative to the nipple assembly, the sleeve causes the tube to be compressed between the sleeve and the nipple thereby sealing the hose against the nipple assembly.