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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
Titeflex Corporation, Springfield, MA (US);
Jordan Strunk, Portland, TN (US);
Titeflex Corporation, Springfield, MA (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the invention provides a method including: obtaining a kit as described herein; advancing a cut end of the length of CSST over the nipple of the fitting; placing the crimping jaw over the cut end of the length of CSST and the fitting such that: the one or more alignment bosses are seated within the one or more alignment grooves; the one or more crimping points are seated within one or more of the corrugation valleys; and the one or more crimping points and the corrugation valleys are radially over the one or more annular corrugation grooves; and applying force to the crimping jaws, thereby forming a gas-tight seal between the cut end of the CSST and the fitting.