Attaching a fitting having a conduit in a port of a container. A sleeve
forming a conduit has a flange adjacent one end and has a groove in an
exterior wall. A gasket and a pressure plate is slidably positioned on
the sleeve. A securing plate has threaded bolts therein and is slidably
positioned on the sleeve to position one end of the bolts to engage the
pressure plate. A securing element is positioned in the groove and
disposed in the securing plate to prevent the securing plate from sliding
off of the sleeve when the bolts are tightened against the pressure
plate.