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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
May. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Achille Souvatzidis, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/304 ;
Abstract
A brake hose sleeve composed of rigid plastic which has a throat structured to positively (snappingly) interfit with respect to the annular crimp cavity of the fitting into which the brake hose is sealingly attached. The throat is located at an end of the brake hose sleeve, and is characterized by an annular recess defined by an annular recess wall and a plurality of mutually spaced and axially oriented ribs. Each rib has a convex contour which interfits with the concave contour of the annular crimp cavity of the fitting.