Patent ID: 7717475

Claim:
A barbed elbow fitting for use with flexible conduit, comprising: a first connection having a generally cylindrical shape along a first axis with a first outer surface, a first opening at a first distal end and an angled barb disposed on the first outer surface; a second connection having a generally cylindrical shape along a second axis with a second outer surface and a second opening at a second distal end, the second axis of the second connection being nonparallel to the first axis of the first connection; a fitting body connected to the first and second connections, said fitting body having an interior volume between the first and second openings and an outer surface; and a barbed fitting drive cap for cooperating with a drive tool, said barbed fitting drive cap integrally formed on the outer surface of the fitting body opposite the first opening at the first distal end of the first connection, coaxially with the first axis and comprising a body, a top surface and an outer surface, wherein said body having a cross-sectional width narrower than a corresponding width of the fitting body, whereby a drive force exerted from a drive tool in a direction of the first axis toward the fitting body is received at the outer surface of the fitting body.