Patent ID: 7954861

Claim:
A tubing termination comprising: a termination portion adapted to make a fluid connection; and a tube attachment portion, adapted to receive a tube and to be crimped or swaged, said tube attachment portion comprising: a retention mechanism that is adapted to be manipulated during crimping or swaging to bite said tube so as to lock said tube attachment portion relative to said tube; a resilient sealing mechanism adapted to provide a seal between said tube and said tube attachment portion and thereby a fluid-tight connection between said tube and said termination portion; and a washer disposed between said retention mechanism and said sealing mechanism, said washer adapted to close seal extrusion gaps between said tube and said tube attachment portion upon crimping or swaging of said tube attachment portion; wherein said retention mechanism comprises irregularities defined in an inner surface of said tube attachment portion, said irregularities adapted to engage an outer surface of said tube upon crimping or swaging of said tube attachment portion to lock said tube attachment portion relative to said tube; wherein broaches in said irregularities rotationally lock said tube relative to said tube attachment portion.