Patent ID: 7108292

Claim:
An apparatus for coupling ends of a first hose and a second hose, comprising: a male coupler configured to attach to the first hose; a female coupler having an inner cavity and being configured to attach to the second hose in the inner cavity by way of a first ferrule assembly disposed entirely within the inner cavity, the first ferrule assembly comprising: an outer ferrule positionable on an outside surface of the second hose proximate a first end of the second hose; an inner ferrule positionable on an inside surface of the second hose and configured to rotatably couple with the female coupler so that the inner ferrule may swivel relative to the female coupler thereby enabling the female coupler to be swiveled about the second hose without-rotating the second hose; wherein the male coupler and the female coupler are configured to couple to each other, and wherein the inner ferrule is coupled to the female coupler by folding a portion of the inner ferrule over a ridge located in the inner cavity of the female coupler in a manner that allows the inner ferrule to swivel within the female coupler about the ridge.