Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sleeve. The sleeve has an outer surface and a flange extending from the outer surface. The flange has a first surface for engaging an edge of first flexible hose and a second surface for engaging a union. The first surface of the flange has a radial length substantially equal to a thickness of the edge of the first flexible hose. The sleeve counteracts a deflection of the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose into a flow path created through the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose when the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose are coupled together using the union, the sleeve, and a pair of fittings.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sleeve that comprises a tubular portion, a receiving portion, and a coupling portion. The tubular portion has an outer diameter that is substantially equal to an inner diameter of a flexible hose such that the tubular portion is capable of being inserted within the flexible hose. The receiving portion extends outward from the tubular portion to thereby define a channel between the receiving portion and the tubular portion for receiving an end portion of a flexible hose. The coupling portion is for coupling the sleeve, and thereby, the flexible hose, to a component.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sleeve. The sleeve has an outer surface and a flange extending from the outer surface. The flange has a first surface for engaging an edge of first flexible hose and a second surface for engaging a union. The first surface of the flange has a radial length substantially equal to a thickness of the edge of the first flexible hose. The sleeve counteracts a deflection of the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose into a flow path created through the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose when the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose are coupled together using the union, the sleeve, and a pair of fittings.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sleeve that comprises a tubular portion, a receiving portion, and a coupling portion. The tubular portion has an outer diameter that is substantially equal to an inner diameter of a flexible hose such that the tubular portion is capable of being inserted within the flexible hose. The receiving portion extends outward from the tubular portion to thereby define a channel between the receiving portion and the tubular portion for receiving an end portion of a flexible hose. The coupling portion is for coupling the sleeve, and thereby, the flexible hose, to a component.