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Reinforced fluid hose having on-bonded tape

US5052444A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 30, 1987
Grant dateOct 1, 1991
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L11/088
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a flexible reinforced hose (50) having an inner core tube (2) for conveying fluids surrounded by two layers of tensioned fibrous reinforcement layer (4, 8) between which is disposed a spirally wound flexible polymeric tape (6) which is unbonded to either of the reinforcement layers and free to move relative thereto under flexing and pressure pulsing conditions and which is adapted to prevent moisture from pentrating core tube (2) from outside of hose (50). Other preferred embodiments include hose (60) in which a flexible polymeric tape (12) is applied longitudinally and hose (70) where the tape is a flexible polymeric metal composite tape (20) as well as hose (32) in which the reinforcement layers (32, 36) are oppositely helically wound.

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