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US 8,137,779 B2Granted
Line of sight hose cover
AssigneeYKK Corporation of America
InventorTimothy M. Russell
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Abstract
A hose cover for a high pressure hose is disclosed. The hose cover includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath. The inner and outer sheaths have a woven construction, each have a plurality of warp threads, and a weft thread that is interwoven between the warp threads. The weft thread is woven between the warp threads of the inner and outer sheaths in a pattern such that weft thread is shared between the inner and outer sheath and the inner and outer sheaths are interwoven together.
Claims5
A high pressure hose cover, comprising:
- an outer sheath having a woven construction that includes a plurality of warp threads that extend in a longitudinal direction;
- an inner sheath having a woven construction that includes a plurality of warp threads that extend in a longitudinal direction, the inner sheath being disposed within the outer sheath;
- a weft thread that extends in a circumferential direction, wherein the weft thread is:
- (i) interwoven between only the plurality of warp threads of the outer sheath along a first section of the cover;
- (ii) interwoven between only the plurality of warp threads of the inner sheath along a second section of the cover;
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- (iii) interwoven between the warp threads of the inner and outer sheaths in a pattern such that the weft thread is shared between the inner and outer sheaths along at least a first connection section and a second connection section of the sheath, wherein each of the first and the second connection sections includes at least one warp thread, and
- wherein, in the first connection section, the weft thread transitions from the first section to the second section and, in the second connection section, the weft thread transitions from the second section to the first section.
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