Garden hose mender
OwnerPaul S. Tresslerinventor
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Abstract
A flexible hose mending apparatus including an adaptor portion and a clamping portion having cooperating engagement structure. The engagement structure preferably includes an outwardly projecting flange provided on an end of the adaptor portion adapted for insertion into the flexible hose and inwardly projecting ribs provided on notched areas of shell sections of the clamping portion. The flange and the ribs serve to retain the clamping portion on the adaptor portion when the adaptor portion is detached from the flexible hose and also to localize the clamping force applied to the flexible hose by the clamping portion when the adaptor portion is inserted therein.
Claims11
Apparatus for mending a flexible hose, said apparatus comprising:
- an adaptor portion including a first end adapted for insertion into said flexible hose, a second end including threading compatible for threaded connection to a coupling, and a fluid passageway extending from said first end to said second end;
- a clamping portion adapted for applying clamping force to compressively attach said flexible hose to said adaptor portion;
- cooperating means carried by said adaptor portion and said clamping portion for retaining said clamping portion on said adaptor portion when said adaptor portion is detached from said flexible hose and for compressively engaging said flexible hose and thereby localizing the clamping force applied to said flexible hose by said clamping portion when said adaptor portion is inserted therein;
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- fastener means for engaging said clamping portion and for producing said clamping force.
Apparatus for mending a flexible hose, said apparatus comprising:
- a first adaptor portion including a first end adapted for insertion into a first length of said flexible hose, a second end including threading, and a fluid passageway extending from said first end to said second end of said first adaptor portion;
- a first clamping portion adapted for applying a clamping force to compressively attach said first length of said flexible hose to said first adaptor portion;
- first cooperating means carried by said first adaptor portion and said first clamping portion for retaining said first clamping portion on said first adaptor portion when said first adaptor portion is detached from said first length of said flexible hose and for compressively engaging said first length of said flexible hose and thereby localizing the clamping force applied to said first length of said flexible hose by said first clamping portion when said first adaptor portion is inserted therein;
- first fastener means for engaging said first clamping portion and for producing said clamping force applied to said first length of said flexible hose;
- a second adaptor portion including a first end adapted for insertion into a second length of said flexible hose, a second end including threading compatible for threaded connection to said threading of said second end of said first adaptor portion, and a fluid passageway extending form said first end to said second end or said second adaptor portion;
- a second clamping portion adapted for applying clamping force to compressively attach said second length of said flexible hose to said second adaptor portion;
- second cooperating means carried by said second adaptor portion and said second clamping portion for retaining said second clamping portion on said second adaptor portion when said second adaptor portion is detached from said second length of said flexible hose and for compressively engaging said second length of said flexible hose and thereby localizing the clamping force applied to said second length of said flexible hose by said second clamping portion when said second adaptor portion is inserted therein;
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- second fastener means for engaging said second clamping portion and for producing said clamping force applied to said second length of flexible hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.