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US 6,685,229 B2Granted
Hose and clamp assembly
AssigneeMpdi
InventorMark D. Morrison
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Abstract
A hose having clamps secured at opposing ends is disclosed. The clamps provide a compressive force to secure the hose to an appropriately sized tube. A portion of the clamp is disposed between an inner surface and an outer surface of the hose to help prevent accidental removal. A portion of the clamp may extend out an opening expending from a passageway formed between the inner and outer surface. The openings at the opposing end of the hose may be rotational aligned relative to each other and optionally to curves in the hose itself.
Claims14
A conduit, comprising:
- a length of hose having a longitudinal axis extending from a first hose end to a second hose end, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- a circumferential passageway formed in between the inner surface of the hose and the outer surface of the hose and extending a predetermined distance from the first end of the hose along the longitudinal axis of the length of hose, the passageway defining an inner hose section and an outer hose section;
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- an “L” shaped opening in the outer hose section, the “L” shaped opening having a first leg portion contiguous with a second leg portion, an axis of the first leg portion being aligned parallel with the longitudinal axis of the hose and an axis of the second leg portion being aligned radially to the longitudinal axis of the hose.
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A conduit, comprising:
- a length of hose having a longitudinal axis extending from a first hose end to a second hose end, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- a circumferential passageway formed in between the inner surface of the hose and the outer surface of the hose and extending a predetermined distance from the first end of the hose along the longitudinal axis of the hose, the passageway defining an inner hose section and an outer hose section;
- a first generally rectangular opening in the outer hose section, a longer side of the first rectangular opening being aligned parallel with the longitudinal axis of the hose, and a first opening end aligned with the first hose end;
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- a second generally rectangular opening in the outer hose section, a longer side of the second rectangular opening extending radially about the longitudinal axis of the hose, the second rectangular opening extending from and contiguous with the first rectangular opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.