| A hose fitting for permanent attachment to a
flexible hose such as a garden hose. The fitting includes a
tubular member having helical barbs or threads on an outer
surface portion thereof for allowing the tubular member to be
firmly held within an open end of the hose and to further form
helical deformations in the hose. The fitting further includes a
ferrule having similar helical barbs or threads on an inner
surface thereof for allowing the ferrule to be threaded over the
hose end having the helical deformations formed by the tubular
member inserted therein. The tubular member and the ferrule
include mating ratchet teeth which lock together when the
ferrule is threaded over the deformations in the hose end such
that the fitting is permanently attached to the hose. The
tubular member includes a coupling portion on its outer end for
allowing the hose fitting to be attached to another fitting or a
fluid device such as a faucet or lawn sprinkler. The tubular
member and ferrule are both preferably formed from polymeric
material. |
Wire Braided Hose
