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US 10,487,972 B1Granted
Hose mending device and method
AssigneeOrbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
InventorsMitchell Lee Price, Michael Bryan Doran, Andrew Mark Urry, Karl L. Connolly, Carter Timothy Oman
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Abstract
The hose mending device may comprise a peripheral body circumscribing a first and a second opening and a chamber intermediate the first and second opening. A seal member comprising an annular portion and the cylindrical portion is disposed within the chamber such that the cylindrical portion may receive and engage an interior surface of a conduit of a particular size.
Claims18
A hose mending device for mending a hose, the hose mending device comprising:
- a peripheral body circumscribing:
- a first opening and a second opening;
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- a chamber intermediate the first and the second openings that place the first opening in fluid communication with the second opening, a chamber dimension extending from the first opening to the second opening through the chamber, a radial dimension perpendicular to the chamber dimension;
- the peripheral body comprising:
- a first radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a first aperture within the chamber, the first aperture having a first aperture dimension intermediate opposing sides of the first aperture;
- a second radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a second aperture within the chamber, the second aperture having a second aperture dimension intermediate opposing sides of the second aperture;
- a third radially inward projecting ledge, the third radially inward projecting ledge being disposed intermediate the first radially inward projecting ledge and the first opening along the chamber dimension, the third radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a third aperture having a third aperture dimension intermediate opposing sides of the third aperture;
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- a fourth radially inward projecting ledge, the fourth radially inward projecting ledge being positioned intermediate the first opening and the third radially inward projecting ledge along the chamber dimension, the fourth radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a fourth aperture having a fourth aperture dimension intermediate opposing sides of the fourth aperture;
- wherein the first radially inward projecting ledge is offset from the second radially inward projecting ledge along the chamber dimension such that the first radially inward projecting ledge and the second radially inward projecting ledge circumscribe a circumferential recess within the chamber, the first radially inward projecting ledge being positioned intermediate the second radially inward projecting ledge and the first opening along the chamber dimension;
- a combination of the third radially inward projecting ledge and the fourth radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a second circumferential recess intermediate the third radially inward projecting ledge and the fourth radially inward projecting ledge;
- a seal member having a Shore A durometer greater than or equal to 70 and less than or equal to 85, the seal member comprising:
- an annular portion having an annular portion peripheral wall, the annular portion peripheral wall comprising an annular portion proximal end, an annular portion distal end, an annular portion exterior surface and an annular portion interior surface, the annular portion interior surface circumscribing an annular portion central passageway from the annular portion distal end to the annular portion proximal end, an annular portion outer dimension extending between opposing sides of the annular portion exterior surface, the annular portion being positioned within the circumferential recess, wherein the annular portion outer dimension is greater than the first aperture dimension and the second aperture dimension;
- a cylindrical portion having a cylindrical portion peripheral wall, the cylindrical portion peripheral wall having a cylindrical portion exterior surface and a cylindrical portion interior surface, the cylindrical portion interior surface circumscribing a cylindrical portion central passageway, a cylindrical portion outer dimension extending between opposing sides of the cylindrical portion exterior surface, the cylindrical portion extending from the annular portion proximal end;
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- a support cage comprising a disk with a disk opening and a cylinder extending from one side of the disk, wherein the disk is positioned adjacent to the annular portion distal end and the cylinder is positioned within the cylindrical portion central passageway to provide support to the cylindrical portion,
- wherein the cylindrical portion outer dimension is less than the first aperture dimension, the cylindrical portion extending through the first aperture towards the first opening within the chamber such that a combination of the cylindrical portion, the annular portion, the peripheral body and the first opening circumscribe a peripheral recess within the chamber, the peripheral recess being radially intermediate the peripheral body and the cylindrical portion and being shaped and sized to receive an end of a conduit of a particular size.
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A hose mending device for mending a hose, the hose mending device comprising:
- a peripheral body circumscribing:
- a first opening and a second opening;
- and
- a chamber intermediate the first and the second openings that place the first opening in fluid communication with the second opening, a chamber dimension extending from the first opening to the second opening through the chamber, a radial dimension perpendicular to the chamber dimension;
- the peripheral body comprising:
- a first radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a first aperture within the chamber, the first aperture having a first aperture dimension intermediate opposing sides of the first aperture;
- a second radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a second aperture within the chamber, the second aperture having a second aperture dimension intermediate opposing sides of the second aperture;
- a third radially inward projecting ledge, the third radially inward projecting ledge being disposed intermediate the first radially inward projecting ledge and the first opening along the chamber dimension, the third radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a third aperture having a third aperture dimension intermediate opposing sides of the third aperture;
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- a fourth radially inward projecting ledge, the fourth radially inward projecting ledge being positioned intermediate the first opening and the third radially inward projecting ledge along the chamber dimension, the fourth radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a fourth aperture having a fourth aperture dimension intermediate opposing sides of the fourth aperture;
- wherein the first radially inward projecting ledge is offset from the second radially inward projecting ledge along the chamber dimension such that the first radially inward projecting ledge and the second radially inward projecting ledge circumscribe a circumferential recess within the chamber;
- the combination of the third radially inward projecting ledge and the fourth radially inward projecting ledge circumscribing a second circumferential recess intermediate the third radially inward projecting ledge and the fourth radially inward projecting ledge;
- a seal member having a Shore A durometer greater than or equal to 70 and less than or equal to 85, the seal member comprising:
- an annular portion having an annular portion peripheral wall, the annular portion peripheral wall having an annular portion exterior surface and an annular portion interior surface, the annular portion interior surface circumscribing an annular portion central passageway, an annular portion outer dimension extending between opposing sides of the annular portion exterior surface, the annular portion being positioned within the circumferential recess, wherein the annular portion outer dimension is greater than the first aperture dimension and the second aperture dimension;
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- a cylindrical portion having a cylindrical portion peripheral wall, the cylindrical portion peripheral wall having a cylindrical portion exterior surface and a cylindrical portion interior surface, the cylindrical portion interior surface circumscribing a cylindrical portion central passageway, a cylindrical portion outer dimension extending between opposing sides of the cylindrical portion exterior surface,
- wherein the cylindrical portion outer dimension is less than the first aperture dimension, the cylindrical portion extending through the first aperture towards the first opening within the chamber such that a combination of the cylindrical portion, the annular portion, the peripheral body and the first opening circumscribe a peripheral recess within the chamber, the peripheral recess being radially intermediate the peripheral body and the cylindrical portion and being sized and shaped to receive an open end of a conduit of a particular size.
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