Definition(s)
End Connector
A fitting located at the end of a hose assembly featuring line pipe threads that allows a hose assembly to be connected to a piping system.
EXAMPLE: A flange or hub, as specified in API 6A, or a hammer lug union that is butt-welded to, or is manufactured as an integral part of the hose coupling material.
NOTE 1: See API 5B for line pipe thread specifications. NOTE 2: See Figure 11.
Source: API SPEC 7K, Drilling and Well Servicing Equipment Upstream Segment, Fifth Edition, June 2010 (August 2010). Global Standards
Source:API SPECIFICATION 7K, Drilling and Well Servicing Equipment, Sixth Edition, December 2015. Global Standards