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Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Titeflex Corporation, Springfield, MA (US);

Inventor:

Jordan Strunk, Portland, TN (US);

Assignee:

Titeflex Corporation, Springfield, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 11/11 (2006.01); F16L 25/00 (2006.01); F16L 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 25/0054 (2013.01); F16L 11/11 (2013.01); F16L 19/041 (2013.01);
Abstract

One aspect of the invention provides a bushing including: a plurality of rigid members defining one or more internal ribs including a first internal rib adapted and configured to engage a corrugation valley of corrugated tubing; and one or more elastic members adapted and configured to: hold the plurality of rigid members in substantially annular configuration; allow the plurality of rigid members to expand to allow a corrugation peak to pass under the first internal rib; and hold the plurality of rigid members against the corrugated tubing so that the first internal rib lies within a corrugation valley. Another aspect of the invention provides a fitting including: a body member defining a sleeve portion; and a bushing as described herein received within the sleeve portion of the body member.


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