Patent ID: 7140648

Claim:
A flexible connector comprising: a length of corrugated tubing having a distal end; an end piece having a proximal end; a length of polymeric tubing surrounding the distal end of length of corrugated tubing and the proximal end piece for initially retaining the proximal end of the end piece in engagement with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing; a sleeve surrounding the length of polymeric tubing, the proximal end of the end piece, and the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing for permanently retaining the proximal end of the end piece in engagement with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing; wherein the end piece further comprises a plurality of corrugations comprising the proximal end thereof; and the length of polymeric tubing engaging the corrugations of the end piece and the corrugations comprising the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing to retain the proximal end of the end piece in engagement with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing.