US 2016/0258559 A1 · COMPOSITE HOSE ASSEMBLY

Abstract

A composite hose assembly including a fluropolymer inner tube and a jacket circumferentially surrounding the fluropolymer tube. The jacket is formed from a plurality of plaits of fiberglass lace or other material. The jacket is then coated or infused with different resins along an axial length of the tube to impart varying degrees of flexibility along its length. A method of making the composite hose assembly includes: providing a fluropolymer inner tube, forming a jacket by circumferentially wrapping a plurality of plaits of fiberglass lace or other material around the fluropolymer tube, and infusing the plaits with different resins along its length to vary the flexibility.

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Dependent claims

A hose assembly having a length, the hose assembly comprising:

a fluoropolymer inner tube;
and
a jacket circumferentially surrounding the fluoropolymer inner tube, wherein the jacket is formed from a plurality of plaits;
and
one or more resins infused within the jacket,
wherein the one or more resins infused within the jacket along a first section of the length of the hose assembly imparts a first flexibility to the first section, and the one or more resins infused within the jacket along a second section of the length of the hose assembly imparts a second flexibility to the second section, wherein the first flexibility is greater than the second flexibility, such that the hose assembly exhibits varying flexibility along the length of the hose assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Composite hose assembly

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Composite hose assembly

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Abstract

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