Patents Assigned to Fitline, Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for forming flared tube ends
    Patent number: 8815139
    Abstract: A method for forming a flare in the end of a flexible tube comprises heating the end of the flexible tube to a near-melted state, inserting the end of the flexible tube into a flare-forming die with a flare forming portion, and pressing a mandrel into the end of the flexible tube, thereby pressure forming a flare in the end of the flexible tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Fitline, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank F. Hayes, Jr., Paul E. Crist