Abstract: A flexible metal hose unit comprising in combination: a spigot formed with an annular flange and an annular gripping area, both coaxial with the spigot axis, a corrugated or helical flexible inner metal tube fitting over the spigot and welded to said flange, one or more flexible sheaths fitted over said gripping area, a ferrule comprising an annular member fitted over said sheath or sheaths and crimped or swaged onto the sheath or sheaths in an area radially corresponding to said gripping area.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 1976
Date of Patent:
May 16, 1978
Assignee:
Avica Equipment Limited
Inventors:
Edward Anthony Ward, Leslie Charles Barron