Disclosed is a fitting (1) for use with corrugated tubing (2) having a series of peaks (3) and valleys (4). The fitting (1) comprises a nut (5) having a passage (6) therethrough for receiving the tubing (2) and at least one retainer (7) arranged in the nut (5), wherein the retainer (7) has a retainer sealing surface (8) for placement in a valley (4) of the corrugated tubing (2). The fitting (1) further comprises a body (9) having a pointy annular body sealing edge (10) arranged so that the apex (11) of the body sealing edge (10) is pressed against the retainer sealing surface (8) when the nut (5) and the body (9) are forced toward each other. A method for connecting corrugated tubing (2) to a fitting (1) comprising a nut (5), a retainer (7) and a body (9) and use of a fitting (1) is also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a stainless steel weld-less bulkhead seal device that facilitates the transportation of liquid from one containment system to another container or to allow such liquid to be retrieved from the original containment without the need for welding parts and fittings on the exterior of the container. The head of the bulkhead comprises six sides for easy installation, a shaft at the front of the bulkhead, a pair of ribbed buna gaskets for effective leak proof sealing, and a set of internal threads on the shaft of the bulkhead, which allows for additional pieces of threaded hardware to be attached to the bulkhead. A locking nut is threaded onto the outside of the bulkhead shaft, whereby these threads are tightened by turning to the left. That is to say they are reversed threads which will better resist pressure from the inside of the containment system or tank.

A flow control device for conveying a fluid therethrough includes a port having an engaging end configured for engagement with a tube fitting and an inner surface defining a passageway configured to provide fluid communication through the flow control device. A shoulder is formed on the inner surface of the port adjacent the engaging end. The shoulder defines a first seating surface and a second seating surface. A protuberance is formed on one of the first seating surface and the second seating surface.

In a flare fitting structure in which a flared portion that is formed in an end of a flared tube and faces a connected member is pressed by a flared nut to connect the flared tube to the connected member, the flared tube is formed by flaring a cylindrical tube including an original tube and a coating layer that coats a surface of the original tube, the flared portion includes a flare inclined plane that faces the connected member, and the flare inclined plane is formed with a machining portion in which the original tube is exposed by a machining operation.

A tube fitting includes: a zinc-based plated layer; and a resin coating layer that is positioned at an outermost surface at an outer side of the zinc-based plated layer and includes a polyethylene substance, a lubricant, and solid particles. When a fitting average plating thickness t relating to the thickness of the zinc-based plated layer is defined, 2.1<t<19.7 is true.

A double ball pipe coupling with two axes for connecting fluid pipes or conduits at eccentric angles while reducing or eliminating frictions loss. The coupling also provides movement of pipes or fluid pathways that are under low to high pressures. Two outer shell halves contain two ball joints with protruding connections and or outer fittings for most applications. The shell halves being mostly uniform or oblong or distorted for highly non-collinear connections. The ball joints containing pathways rotate within each shell half while permitting fluid flow as intended while greatly reducing restrictions.

The invention is a tapping assembly for use on a pipe or tank. It includes a hollow body that sits flush on the outer wall of the pipe or tank and includes a plurality of locking members that sit flush within the body and form a threaded portion into which a cap is inertable. Each locking member extends into the interior of the pipe or tank, and has an outwardly extending flanged portion that engages with the inner sidewall of the pipe or tank. When the cap is tightened against the body, it causes each of the locking member to retract, thereby causing the respective flange portions to lock the assembly against the pipe or tank wall. The assembly can be manufactured to provide either an orthogonal tap, or an angled tap, relative to the longitudinal axis of the pipe, or plane of the tank sidewall.

A method of forming an assembly between a panel and a tube includes forming a hole in the panel, where a diameter of the hole is smaller than an outer diameter of the tube, and preforming a first end of the tube to conceal the hole of the panel. A diameter of the preformed portion is greater than the diameter of the hole and the outer diameter of the tube. The method further includes aligning a second end of the tube with the hole of the panel, followed by inserting the tube into the hole by application of axial force on the tube until the preformed first end of the tube abuts a periphery of the hole of the panel. The method also includes achieving an interference fit between the hole of the panel and the tube.

A method of forming an assembly between a panel and a tube includes forming a hole in the panel, where a diameter of the hole is smaller than an outer diameter of the tube, and preforming a first end of the tube to conceal the hole of the panel. A diameter of the preformed portion is greater than the diameter of the hole and the outer diameter of the tube. The method further includes aligning a second end of the tube with the hole of the panel, followed by inserting the tube into the hole by application of axial force on the tube until the preformed first end of the tube abuts a periphery of the hole of the panel. The method also includes achieving an interference fit between the hole of the panel and the tube.

A screw connection device for connecting two pipes with flared ends, comprises a screw, a nut and a spacer. The nut has a front end aperture from which an accommodating space extends to a rear end aperture in a rear end wall. A surface of the nut in the accommodating space has a threaded section which extends toward the rear end wall which has a flange face in the accommodating space. In a pre-installed state, the spacer and a first pipe end with a first flare are accommodated in the nut, such that the spacer is held undetachable between the first flare and the internal thread. A second pipe end with a second flare can be held in the accommodating space by the screw, threaded into the nut such that the second flare is pressed against a sealing surface of the spacer and the spacer is pressed with a further sealing surface against the first flare.