Patent ID: 7354076

Claim:
A fitting for forming a fluid-conducting connection, comprising: a plastic container having a wall and an opening in said wall; a circular cylindrical hollow element with a jacket extending along a longitudinal axis of said hollow element between first and second ends thereof, said hollow element being embedded in the plastic of said wall of said container, said first end being open and adjacent said opening, at least a partial area of said jacket being enclosed by the plastic of said wall; a flange extending from said jacket, being closer to said first end than said second end and being embedded in the plastic of said wall adjacent an edge of said opening, said flange being fully enclosed on an exterior thereof by the plastic extending along said jacket; an inner surface on said hollow element having an annular groove adjacent said first end receiving and seating an annular sealing element; and a closing element having an annular surface extending therefrom and into an interior of said hollow element and forming a seal with said annular sealing element, said closing element being mounted on said opening, said closing element being a cap having an annular element with an exterior thread engaging an interior threading on said inner surface of said hollow element, said cap having a radially extending circumferential edge overlapping an edge of said hollow element, said circumferential edge having a part projecting radially beyond said edge of said hollow element with a sealing member forming a seal with said wall enclosing said opening.