A tubular socket for connecting a fluid conduit to a thermoplastic
container has first and second thermoplastic parts connected to one
another by a multi-component injection molding process. The first part
has a smaller creep tendency under pressure load and a smaller
swellability relative to hydrocarbon-containing fluids than the second
part. The second part is fusion-welded to the container. The second part
contains a reinforcement filler that is selected such that the creep
tendency and swellability of the second part are approximately the same
as that of the first part. A connection strength between the second part
and the container is at least as high as that between first and second
parts. A thermal shape stability of the second part is at least the same
as the thermal shape stability of the container and at most approximately
the same as the thermal shape stability of the first part.