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A protective endpiece for the end of a tube (100), the endpiece comprises a sheath (2) about an axis (3) possessing a central housing (4) for receiving the end of the tube (100) and has an open end (5) and a closed end (6). The sheath is provided at its open end (5) with a ring (10) that is detachab

A protective endpiece for the end of a tube (100), the endpiece comprises a sheath (2) about an axis (3) possessing a central housing (4) for receiving the end of the tube (100) and has an open end (5) and a closed end (6). The sheath is provided at its open end (5) with a ring (10) that is detachable from the sheath so that after the sheath (2) has been removed and the end of the tube (100) has been coupled to a piece of equipment (200), the ring forms a stopper on,the end of the tube (100) for closing the gap that exists between the end of the tube (100) and the equipment (200).

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1. A protective endpiece for the end of a tube (100), the endpiece comprising: a sheath (2) about an axis (3) possessing a central housing (4) for receiving the end of the tube (100) and having an open end (5) and a closed end (6), wherein the sheath is provided at its open end (5) with a ring (

1. A protective endpiece for the end of a tube (100), the endpiece comprising: a sheath (2) about an axis (3) possessing a central housing (4) for receiving the end of the tube (100) and having an open end (5) and a closed end (6), wherein the sheath is provided at its open end (5) with a ring (10) that is detachable from the sheath, wherein said ring comprises a body (11) adjacent to said sheath and a shoulder (12) spaced from said sheath so that after the sheath (2) has been removed and the end of the tube (100) has been coupled to a piece of equipment (200), the ring forms a stopper on the end of the tube (100) with said body (11) for closing the gap that exists between the end of the tube (100) and the equipment (200). 2. A protecting endpiece according to claim 1, wherein the detachable ring (10) is made integrally with the sheath (2), a breakable zone (14) having weak mechanical characteristics being provided at the junction between the ring (10) and the sheath (2) to enable said ring to be separated manually. 3. A protective endpiece according to claim 1, wherein the detachable ring (10) presents an inside shoulder (19) arranged to co-operate with a corresponding shoulder (102) on the end of the tube (100) to retain the detachable ring (10) on the end of the tube (100) when an axial force is exerted on the sheath (2) to withdraw it. 4. A protective endpiece according to claim 3, wherein the detachable ring (10) presents an inside diameter which is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the sheath (2), the retaining shoulder (19) of the detachable ring (10) being provided at the junction between said ring and the sheath (2). 5. A protective endpiece according to claim 1, wherein the body (11) of the detachable ring (10) presents an outside surface that is frustoconical.