Patent · US Expired

Flexible tubular conduit

US4344462A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 1980
Grant dateAug 17, 1982
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L11/16
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flexible conduit has an undulating liquid tight inner tube portion and layers of metal reinforcing wound around the tube. The layers include a burst resisting layer adjacent the tube, then traction and pressure resisting layers, and an outer sheath. The undulations in the interior of the tube can be filled with packing or the tube can be lined with a spiral strip to lessen resistance to fluid flow through the conduit.

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