US 11,545,280 B2 · Cable hose with embedded features

Abstract

A cable hose suitable for welding or cutting systems includes one or more conductors and monolithic tubing that extends around and between the one or more conductors. The monolithic tubing defines one or more discrete passageways for the one or more conductors that provide a closed path from a first end of the cable hose to a second end of the cable hose for the one or more conductors. The monolithic tubing also defines an inner conduit configured to allow a gas to flow from the first end of the cable hose to the second end of the cable hose. The cable hose may be formed by arranging the one or more conductors in a specific configuration and overmolding an insulator onto the one or more conductors to secure the one or more conductors in a specific configuration.

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Dependent claims

A cable hose suitable for welding or cutting systems, comprising:

one or more conductors;
monolithic tubing that extends around and between the one or more conductors to define:
(1) one or more discrete passageways for the one or more conductors that provide a closed path from a first end of the cable hose to a second end of the cable hose for the one or more conductors;
and
(2) an inner conduit configured to allow a gas to flow from the first end to the second end;
and a helical internal component extending along the monolithic tubing within the inner conduit, wherein the helical internal component has at least two segments extending radially from a central portion and collectively spanning a cross-sectional area of the inner conduit, the helical internal component being configured to introduce turbulence into the flow of the gas flowing through the inner conduit and divide the inner conduit into two or more sub-conduits.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cable hose with embedded features

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Cable hose with embedded features

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Abstract

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