Inflatable hose system
OwnerJames Jeoryinventor
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Abstract
An inflatable hose system which may act as a boom for rescue purposes or for controlling the flow of surface borne contaminants of rivers, lakes and seas and comprising first and second hose lengths each having one en flattened and sealed to be chiselshaped and the other end provided with a coupling. The two lengths and any interposing standard hose lengths may thus be coupled together and inflated to a pressure in the range of 2 to 3.5 bar to provide a boom of the required length, and one of the hose lengths includes an inflation valve. The hose length may be connected together in mutual alignment thus to produce a straight boom or with the interposition of elbows to form a curved boom capable of containing floating objects or substances.
Claims17
An inflatable hose system comprising first and second hose lengths adapted to be detachably coupled together, and end-sealed thus to be inflatable, and including an inflation valve connected to at lest one of the first and second hose lengths.
An inflatable hose system according to any preceding claim, incorporating an angular elbow connector attachable between the respective hose lengths whereby the system may be assembled to form an angular or curved boom.
An inflatable hose system according to any preceding claim, including an inflation unit comprising a pressure regulator, a pressure relief valve and selectable valve means to permit deflation of the hose system.
A method of producing a floatable boom comprising the steps of providing first and second hose lengths each having one end sealed, detachably coupling the hose lengths together and inflating the coupled hose lengths to a pressure sufficient for them to become rigid such that they may be pushed from one end across the surface of water without submerging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.