Inventors:
Robert E. Stuemky - Elizabeth CO
David E. Jewell - Littleton CO
Assignee:
The Gates Rubber Company - Denver CO
International Classification:
F16L 3320, B23P 1700
Abstract:
A ferrule for use with a male stem which together define a coupling for flexible hose, the ferrule including a sleeve having an inside surface from which extend a plurality of longitudinally oriented ribs that are circumferentially spaced from each other. The ferrule is preferably made by extruding a metal tube and forming a plurality of longitudinal ribs, circumferentially spaced from each other along thetube inside surface; and cutting the tube in desired lengths to define ferrules.