Patent ID: 7150478

Claim:
A hose connector adapted to connect to a flexible polymeric hose fitted on the outer periphery of the hose connector, the hose connector comprising: metal tubing having a terminal end portion and defining an outer hose receiving surface; a sealing element including a ring portion abutting the terminal end of said metal tubing, and a resilient member portion defining a skirt portion overlying a portion of said outer hose receiving surface wherein said ring portion is made of a material different from said resilient member portion and is overmolded or fused to said resilient member portion on a contact surface to permanently attach said resilient member portion to said ring portion; wherein said ring portion is rigid; and wherein said resilient member portion includes a bulge portion, said rigid ring portion is located radially inward of said bulge portion and includes a radially outer surface with said bulge portion in direct contact with said radially outer surface of said ring portion and said bulge portion extending radially outwardly from said radially outer surface of said ring portion.