Tube To Boss Tee

A fitting having three connections with the branch connection fixed at 90 degrees (1.5705 radians) to the run. The tube connection(s) has machine threads (straight threads other than pipe or hose series) designed to accommodate a tube, or is unthreaded and designed to accommodate a tube. The boss connection(s) 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 may have side inlet(s). It is used as a junction at the intersection of a tube or fitting and a boss or boss fitting on items such as a tank, housing, valve fitting, or the like. See also TEE, TUBE; and TEE, PIPE TO TUBE. Excludes CONNECTOR, MULTIPLE, FLUID PRESSURE LINE.