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US 12,516,754 B1Granted
Hose assembly having adjustable sleeve
AssigneeTelebrands Corp.
InventorJohn O. Yeiser
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Abstract
A hose assembly including a hose having a first end, a second end, and a substantially hollow interior, and an adjustable sleeve extending over or under at least a portion of the hose, where the adjustable sleeve is varyingly configurable, and where the adjustable sleeve is capable of being adjusted from a first configuration to a second configuration and maintained in the second configuration, where configuration of the adjustable sleeve correspondingly adjusts a configuration of the hose.
Claims13
A hose assembly comprising:
- a garden hose having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a substantially hollow interior, wherein the garden hose comprises:
- an outlet end coupler attached at or connected to the outlet end;
- and
- an inlet end coupler attached at or connected to the inlet end, the inlet end coupler configured for attachment to a faucet;
- and
- an adjustable sleeve extending over or under at least a portion of the garden hose, wherein the adjustable sleeve has a form that is varyingly configurable, and wherein the adjustable sleeve is capable of being adjusted from a first configuration to a second configuration and maintained in the second configuration without a wire or a coil,
- wherein configuration of the adjustable sleeve correspondingly adjusts a configuration of the garden hose,
- wherein the adjustable sleeve is a ribbed tube that does not include a wire or a coil,
- wherein the garden hose is an expandable hose, a rubber hose, a metal hose, a flat hose, a fabric hose, or a fabric-covered flat hose,
- wherein the adjustable sleeve is disposed adjacent to the outlet end coupler, and
- wherein the adjustable sleeve is directly attached or connected to the outlet end coupler but not the inlet end coupler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.