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US 2011/0210540 A1Published application
Hose connector
AssigneeSafehouse Holdings AS
InventorInge knotten
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Arrangement for a hose system (11) comprising an inner main hose (12) and an outer cover hose (13) delimiting a ring shaped air filled volume (14) designed to make the hose bouyant in water. At least at one end there is a connector (15) attached to the main hose as well as the cover hose, and which at its free end is attached to, or integrated with, connector part (16) for connection of the hose system (11) to an external system. The connector (15) comprises:—an inner sleeve (22), to which the end of the main hose (12) is attached to, as the inner sleeve (22) by its free end (26) is equipped with an element, in particular threads, for connection to a pipe system—an outer sleeve (16) with to which the end of the cover hose is attached—a connector element (30) for connecting the inner sleeve (22) detachably to the outer sleeve (16), and a connection between the two hose parts (12, 14) comprising a one way valve which allows draining the outer hose (14) to the main hose (12).
Hose device (11) having an internal main hose (12) and an external cover hose (13) which define a tubular air interstice (14) primarily with the purpose to provide buoyancy to the hose in water, and a connector element (15) at one or more ends, establishing attachment for the main hose and the cover hose, and which at its free end is connected to or integrated with a connector device (16) for connection of the hose structure (11) to an external connection, characterized in that the connector element (15) comprises
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.