TruDesign Load Bearing Collars are designed to be used with TruDesign Skin Fittings and Ball Valves. They enable the Skin Fitting-Ball Valve-Hose Tail assembly to withstand a 500 lb (227 kg) static force applied to the Hose Tail end of the assembly for a minimum of 30 seconds, in compliance with North American ABYC H-27 standards.