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US 2015/0144217 A1Published application
Heated hose assembly
AssigneeMiller Manufacturing Company
InventorsThomas K. Reusche, T. Bruce Slamans, Philip E. Chumbley
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Abstract
A heated hose assembly may include a flexible hose and a heating element. The flexible hose defines an internal water channel and includes first and second hose couplings secured to first and second ends, respectively. The first end is opposite the second end. The heating element extends from the first hose coupling to the second hose coupling through the flexible hose. The heating element is configured to heat the first and second hose couplings and the flexible hose.
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A heated hose assembly comprising:
- a flexible hose defining an internal water channel and including first and second hose couplings secured to first and second ends, respectively, wherein the first end is opposite the second end;
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- a heating element extending from the first hose coupling to the second hose coupling through the flexible hose, wherein the heating element is configured to heat the first and second hose couplings and the flexible hose.
A heated hose assembly comprising:
- a flexible hose defining an internal water channel and including first and second hose couplings secured to first and second ends, respectively, wherein the first end is opposite the second end;
- a heating element introducer secured to one of the first or second hose couplings;
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- a heating element introduced into the flexible hose by the heating element introducer, wherein the heating element extends from the first hose coupling to the second hose coupling through the flexible hose, wherein the heating element is configured to heat the first and second hose couplings, the flexible hose, and the heating element introducer.
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A heated hose assembly comprising:
- a flexible hose defining an internal water channel and including first and second hose couplings secured to first and second ends, respectively, wherein the first end is opposite the second end;
- a heating element introducer secured to one of the first or second hose couplings, wherein the heating element introducer comprises a main body and first and second introducer couplings, wherein the first introducer coupling removably secures to the second hose coupling to securely connect the heating element introducer to the flexible hose, and wherein the second introducer coupling is configured to securely connect to a source of water;
- a heating element including an interior heating wire covered by an extruded cover, wherein the heating element is introduced into the flexible hose by the heating element introducer, wherein the heating element extends from the first hose coupling to the second hose coupling through the flexible hose, wherein the heating element is configured to heat the first and second hose couplings, the flexible hose, and the heating element introducer, wherein the heating element comprises:
- (i) an introducing lead wire segment within the heating element introducer, wherein the introducing lead wire segment is configured to heat the heating element introducer;
- (ii) an introducing coupling segment that passes through the first hose coupling, wherein the introducing coupling segment is configured to heat the first hose coupling;
- (iii) a hose extension segment that passes through the flexible hose, wherein the hose extension segment is configured to heat the flexible hose;
- (iv) a coupling loop segment secured proximate to or within the second hose coupling, wherein the coupling loop segment is configured to heat the second hose coupling;
- (v) a hose return segment that passes through the flexible hose, wherein the hose return segment is configured to heat the flexible hose;
- (vi) a coupling return segment that passes through the first hose coupling, wherein the coupling return segment is configured to heat the first hose coupling;
- and (vii) a lead wire return segment within the heating element introducer, wherein the lead wire return segment is configured to heat the heating element introducer;
- a first restraint within the second hose coupling, wherein the coupling loop segment loops around the first restraint;
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- a second restraint secured proximate to the second introducer coupling of the heating element introducer, wherein the lead wire return segment loops around the second restraint.
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A heated hose assembly comprising:
- a flexible hose defining an internal water channel and including at least one hose coupling secured to one of first or second ends of the flexible hose, wherein the first end is opposite the second end;
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- a heating element extending through the flexible hose from the first end to the second end, wherein the heating element is configured to heat the at least one hose coupling and the flexible hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.