Patent ID: 8496087

Claim:
An improved apparatus for the reduction of fluid borne noise in a hydraulic system comprising: a hollow hydraulic hose for conveyance of a hydraulic fluid; a connector attached to said hydraulic hose at an outlet end, said connector having an inlet end, said inlet end having a receiving bore formed therein; a secondary fitting having a collar section adjacent to a sleeve section, where said collar section has an inlet end and an outlet end; and a tuning tube attached to said sleeve section where said tube extends inside of said hydraulic hose and where said collar section is located in said receiving bore; wherein said secondary fitting with said attached tuning tube is removably insertable into said connector and said attached hydraulic hose, so said collar section fully engages said receiving bore; wherein said receiving bore is configured so as to allow said secondary fitting to be removably inserted into said receiving bore; and wherein said inlet end of said connector coincides with said inlet end of said collar section of said secondary fitting.