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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
James Clifton Thacker, Marion County, FL (US);
Herb Lemaster, Marion County, FL (US);
Marshall Hite, Marion County, FL (US);
Danny Strickland, Marion County, FL (US);
James Clifton Thacker, Marion County, FL (US);
Herb Lemaster, Marion County, FL (US);
Marshall Hite, Marion County, FL (US);
Danny Strickland, Marion County, FL (US);
YH America, Inc., Versailles, KY (US);
Abstract
An endform connector having an axial bore through which a fluid is conveyed comprising: a rigid tubular member having a first terminal end, a second terminal end, a channel having an inner diameter extending from the first terminal end to the second terminal end through which a fluid is transported, a stem portion extending a fixed distance from the first terminal end, and at least one sealing member extending radially outward from the stem portion forming a radially increasing surface having a tapered profile terminating in a rim, which exhibits an ellipsoidal perimeter, adapted to be inserted into an inner channel of a fluid transport hose; wherein the endform connector is sealed to the fluid transport hose; and, a connector portion on the second terminal end adapted to be coupled with a fluid conveying structure.