Patent ID: 8888138

Claim:
A hose assembly comprising: a hose for conveyance of a pressurized fluid; a hose coupling joined to said hose, said hose coupling having a nipple section, said nipple section contacting said hose and joined to a nipple extension section, said nipple extension section having at least one aperture extending from a central axial cavity formed in said hose coupling to an outer surface of said nipple extension section; a sleeve assembly having a sleeve and at least two axially spaced sleeve rings mounted on an inner surface of said sleeve, said sleeve assembly substantially covering said nipple extension section at said outer surface and covering said at least one aperture, wherein said sleeve rings radially separate said sleeve from said nipple extension section to define a cavity between said inner surface of said sleeve and said outer surface of said nipple extension section; and a socket supported on said hose coupling, said socket being crimped onto said hose.