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US 2019/0316710 A1Published application
Metal garden hose with strain relief
AssigneeYeiser Research & Development LLC
InventorJohn O. Yeiser, IV
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Abstract
A metal-shelled hose assembly includes a metal outer shell lined with a flexible, water-tight inner tubing integrated with a bendable strain-relief section that is configured to allow the metal-shelled hose to be pulled from a straight angle regardless of where it is attached. The bendable strain-relief section is provided at least at the faucet end of the hose, where it effectively changes the angle of the length of the metal hose relative to the faucet when the hose is pulled at an angle to the faucet.
Claims19
A hose assembly comprising:
- a flexible metal shell having a proximal end and a distal end;
- an inner hose disposed within the metal shell, the inner hose having a proximal end and a distal end;
- an inlet fitting connected to the proximal end of each of the metal shell and the inner hose, the inlet fitting configured for releasable connection to a water source;
- an outlet fitting connected to the distal end of each of the metal shell and the inner hose, the outlet fitting having an outlet stem connector;
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- at least one strain relief assembly disposed at least between the inlet fitting and the proximal ends of the metal shell and the inner hose, the strain relief assembly comprising a non-metallic flexible tubing segment and having a flexibility configured to permit an angle of the metal shell and inner hose relative to the water source to be changed when the hose is pulled relative to the water source to minimize bending of the metal shell.
3 more elements
A strain relief assembly for a metal-shelled hose, comprising:
- a flexible assembly disposed at least between an inlet fitting and proximal ends of a metal shell and an inner hose of a metal-shelled hose assembly, the flexible assembly comprising a non-metallic flexible tubing segment and having a flexibility configured to permit an angle of the metal shell and inner hose relative to the water source to be changed when the hose is pulled relative to the water source to minimize bending of the metal shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.