Description:

2a 2nd end thread class, external seat for gasket seal (boss) 2nd end connection style, threaded external boss 2nd end connection type.

Properties:

An adapter having machine threads (straight threads other than pipe or hose series) designed to accommodate a tube on one end or an unthreaded end designed to accommodate a tube. The other end has external or internal machine threads (straight threads other than pipe or hose series) and is designed to facilitate a gasket, preformed packing, washer, or the like to form a seal at the boss. It is designed to join a tube or tube fitting to a boss or boss fitting in a straight line on items such as tanks, housings, valve fittings, and the like. See also coupling, tube and nipple, tube.