CPC F16L 13/0209 (2013.01) [B29C 65/02 (2013.01); F16L 11/15 (2013.01); F16L 25/0036 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A hose assembly comprising:
a hose including a corrugated metal tube including a plurality of corrugations and an outer cuff portion extending from an endmost one of the plurality of corrugations, the outer cuff portion having an innermost diameter at least approximately halfway between an inner diameter and an outer diameter of the plurality of corrugations;
an end connection having an outer end defining a fluid connector and an inner end defining a nose portion received in the outer cuff portion of the corrugated metal tube; and
a collar surrounding the outer cuff portion of the corrugated metal tube and the nose portion of the end connection, with the collar, the outer cuff portion, and the nose portion being welded together at a weld bead formed at an axially innermost end of the nose portion, such that the end connection does not extend axially outward of the weld bead.
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