Patent ID: 7331130

Claim:
A conduit assembly comprising: a flexible conduit having a first end and a second end and adapted for fluid flow therethrough, wherein the conduit further comprises a first fitting fixedly connected to the first end of the conduit and a second fitting fixedly connected to the second end of the conduit; a conduit information-bearing article comprising: a body having first and second ends interconnected by an interconnecting section, the first and second ends respectively having first and second outwardly facing surfaces and first and second connected faces, with the first and second ends being generally parallel to each other; wherein a conduit-receiving opening is formed between the first connected face and the second connected face, the conduit-receiving opening being open along one side longitudinally therealong to permit the body to be moved laterally to receive the conduit into the conduit-receiving opening from laterally thereof, whereby the information-bearing article is configured to allow the conduit to be inserted into the opening of the information-bearing article without removing either of the first and second fittings from the conduit, and wherein at least one of the first and second outwardly facing surfaces includes indicia thereon; and a conduit clamp having first and second openings along an axis and being adapted to be disposed along and about the flexible conduit in a manner permitting fluid flow therethrough when in an unclamping state, and preventing fluid flow therethrough when in a clamping state, wherein the information-bearing article is disposed such that the conduit-receiving opening thereof is along the axis between the first and second openings of the conduit clamp and wherein the conduit extends through the first and second openings of the conduit clamp and the conduit-receiving opening.