Patent ID: 7185921

Claim:
A food and beverage hose fitment for securely establishing a fluid connection between a hose having an external diameter and a hose retaining means of a beverage or food dispensing line, consisting of: (a) a first body member having a socket extending along a longitudinal axis; said socket having a first engaging surface for internally engaging a hose end; said socket further comprising a first free end and a second end terminating by a terminal circumferential abutting wall demarcating a fluid outlet, said fluid outlet being closed by a puncturable or peelable membrane, and (b) a sleeve comprising a bore and having an end; said bore comprising a second engaging surface that externally snugly engages around the hose end to press on the hose against the first engaging surface in a manner effective to create a tight seal between the fitment and the hose end and, wherein the sleeve is ring-shaped and comprises coupling means at the periphery of the sleeve that includes a groove or at least one rib for engaging the complementary hose retaining means of the dispensing line and wherein the sleeve comes in abutting engagement against the terminal circumferential abutting wall of the first body member.