Patent ID: 6922893

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a flexible connector comprising the steps of: providing a length of corrugated tubing having a distal end; providing a polymeric sleeve; extending the polymeric sleeve over the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing; providing a length of mesh tubing having a distal end; extending the length of mesh tubing over the entirety of the length of corrugated tubing and over the polymeric sleeve; providing a unitary structure comprising an end piece for securing the flexible connector in engagement with an adjacent component and a sleeve for receiving the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing, the polymeric sleeve, and the distal end of the length of mesh tubing; and crimping the sleeve into permanent retaining engagement with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing, the polymeric sleeve, and the distal end of the length of mesh tubing.