Patent ID: 7090257

Claim:
A barb clamp for securing a flexible tube to a tubular member with a barb fitting, the barb fitting having one end insertable into the tube, the barb clamp comprising: a cylindrical collet engageable over the one end of the tubular member and tube; and a cylindrical sleeve having a through center aperture for receiving and locking said collet therein, wherein the collet has a plurality of resilient means radially spaced by V-shaped gaps and has an exterior surface with an annular groove in the exterior surface and has an annular lip radially extending from one end for defining a stop for the sleeve and wherein said sleeve has an interior surface with an annular projection configured and positioned for disposition in the annular groove of the collet, and said plurality of resilient means radially contract around the tube and substantially eliminate the V-shaped gaps for providing a 360° compression around the tube when the collet is locked in the sleeve.