Patent ID: 8439407

Claim:
A conduit fitting, comprising: a first threaded fitting component and a second threaded fitting component that can be joined together, said first threaded fitting component comprising a camming surface, and at least one conduit gripping device disposed in an interior space formed by said first and second threaded fitting components when assembled together, said first and second threaded fitting components and said at least one conduit gripping device being alignable on a longitudinal axis; said first threaded fitting component comprising a first tapered surface and said second threaded fitting component comprising a second tapered surface, wherein during pull up of the conduit fitting said first threaded fitting component and said second threaded fitting component are axially advanced to a first axial position relative to each other and which corresponds to a pulled up position; further wherein, when the conduit fitting is pulled-up to said first axial position, said first tapered surface and said second tapered surface contact each other at said first axial position, said first tapered surface being axially separate from said camming surface.