A swivel fitting will allow you to unkink your hose when you first walk it out by spinning around the hose end to straighten. The rigid fitting is unyielding and allows little to no separation. When combined, the swivel joint can absorb some of the hose shortening that comes with liquid pressure.

U.S. Coupling’s lightweight adapters are made from custom manufactured, aircraft grade 6061-T6 seamless, aluminum extrusions. Type 53 Swivel Female x Rigid Male Adapters have a large range of diameters available. The Swivel Female diameter starts at 1.5” with NPSH thread and goes up to 8” with National Standard Thread (NH) thread. The Rigid Male diameter starts at 1” and goes up to 8” with National Pipe Thread (NPT) thread with some availability of NH threads.

The Type 37 Female x Male Threaded adapter is ideal for use in quick deployment of hose when fighting fires. Rocker lugs make Type 37 connection and disconnection quick and easy.

U.S. Coupling’s lightweight adapters are made from custom manufactured, aircraft grade 6061-T6 seamless, aluminum extrusions. Available in National Pipe Straight Hose Thread (NPSH), National Hose Thread (NH), Garden Hose Thread (GHT), and National Pipe Thread (NPT) male threads, the diameter sizes range from 3/4” x 1” to 8” x 8”.

The Type 35 is ideal for use in quick deployment firefighting, where a kink could make a big difference in how quickly a fire is put out. A swivel fitting is a hose connection that allows the hose to spin or swivel without twisting on the end of the hose. This stops the hose from kinking when in use and helps to unkink it when you first walk out the hose.

U.S. Coupling’s lightweight adapters are made from custom manufactured, aircraft grade 6061-T6 seamless, aluminum extrusions. Type 35 Female Swivel x Female Swivel Threaded Adapters range in size from 1” x 1” to 8” x 8” and are available in both National Hose Thread (NH) and National Pipe Straight Hose Thread (NPSH, NPS).