Patent ID: 8388028

Claim:
A fluid line having a crimp joint comprising: a flexible hose having a first end; a tube having a tube stem portion adjacent to a free end, the tube stem portion and free end being located in the first end of the flexible hose, the tube stem portion including a first flat portion adjacent to the free end, a second flat portion spaced farther from the free end than the first flat portion, a third flat portion spaced farther from the free end than the second flat portion, a first tube stem bead located between and adjacent to the first and second flat portions and extending radially outward farther than the first and second flat portions, and a tube stem groove located between and adjacent to the second and third flat portions and extending radially inward farther than the second and third flat portions, the tube stem groove defining a pair of side walls and a radially inner wall extending between the side walls, with a portion of the flexible hose in contact with the radially inner wall; and wherein the tube stem portion includes a fourth flat portion spaced farther from the free end than the third flat portion, and a second tube stem bead located between the third and fourth flat portions and extending radially outward farther than the third and fourth flat portions; and a ferrule located radially outward from the first end of the flexible hose so as to sandwich the flexible hose between the ferrule and the tube stem portion, the ferrule including a first crimp tooth located radially outward from the first flat portion and compressingly securing the flexible hose between the first crimp tooth and the first flat portion, a second crimp tooth located radially outward from the second flat portion and compressingly securing the flexible hose between the second crimp tooth and the second flat portion, and a third crimp tooth located radially outward from the third flat portion and compressingly securing the flexible hose between the third crimp tooth and the third flat portion, wherein the first, second and third crimp teeth are out of phase with the tube stem bead and the tube stem groove.