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US 6,682,102 B1Granted
Hose-in-hose coupler
OwnerJames C. Betzinventor
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Abstract
A Hose-In-Hose coupler having a primary or inner hose assembly and a surrounding secondary or outer hose assembly. The secondary hose assembly is connected by slideable sleeves which when disconnected may by extended or separated to expose the primary hose assembly.
Claims10
A Hose-In-Hose comprising:
- a primary hose assembly including a first hose casing, a second hose casing, and a first releasable coupler assembly;
- said first coupler assembly connecting said first hose casing and said second hose casing;
- a secondary hose assembly including a third hose casing, a fourth hose casing, and a second releasable coupler assembly;
- said secondary hose assembly enclosing said primary hose assembly;
- said second releasable coupler assembly including separable slideable sleeve parts each having an extended position connecting said third hose casing and said fourth hose casing;
- said slideable sleeve parts each having a retracted position disconnecting the third and fourth hose casings to expose said primary hose assembly and its first releasable coupler assembly.
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A double hose comprising:
- an inner hose assembly including a first hose casing, a second hose casing, and an inner releasable coupler assembly releasably connecting an end of the first hose casing to an opposing end of the second hose casing;
- an outer hose assembly coaxially enclosing said inner hose assembly including a third hose casing coaxially about said first hose casing, a fourth hose casing coaxially about said second hose casing, and an outer releasable coupler assembly releasably connecting an end of the third hose casing to an opposing end of the fourth hose casing;
- said outer coupler assembly including
- a first sleeve slidably mounted to said end of said third hose casing,
- a second sleeve slidably mounted to said end of said fourth hose casing,
- said sleeves each having an extended position connecting said third and fourth hose casings to cover said inner hose assembly and its first releasable coupler assembly, and a retracted position disconnecting the third and fourth hose casings to expose said inner hose assembly and its first inner coupler assembly while coupled;
- wherein said sleeves are slidably shiftable between said extended and retracted positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.