US 9,175,800 B2 · Adjustable sanitary hose donut

Abstract

An adjustable sanitary hose donut has a variable inner diameter, which allows the adjustable sanitary hose donut to be used with multiple hoses having different diameters. The adjustable sanitary hose donut has an annular body and a fastener. The annular body has a plurality of sectors that are divided by a plurality of flex points. The plurality of flex points allows the plurality of sectors to bend inwards or outwards from one another in order to adjust the inner diameter of the annular body. A first overlapping section and a second overlapping section of the annular body also aid in allowing the inner diameter of the annular body to expand or contract. The fastener is positioned through both the first overlapping section and the second overlapping section and is used to lock the annular body at the desired inner diameter.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable sanitary hose donut comprises:

an annular body;
the annular body comprises a center point, a plurality of sectors, and a plurality of flex points;
each of the plurality of flex points comprises an elastic portion and an at least one open space;
the plurality of sectors and the plurality of flex points being radially positioned around the center point, wherein the center point is coincident with the central axis of a hose;
the plurality of flex points being alternated with the plurality of sectors;
and
the at least one open space being positioned adjacent to the elastic portion;
the annular body further comprises a first overlapping section;
the first overlapping section comprises a size adjustment slot;
the size adjustment slot traversing through the first overlapping section;
and
the size adjustment slot being radially positioned along the first overlapping section.

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An adjustable sanitary hose donut comprises:

an annular body;
a fastener;
the annular body comprises a center point, a first overlapping section, a second overlapping section, a plurality of sectors, and a plurality of flex points;
the plurality of sectors comprises a first sector and a second sector;
each of the plurality of flex points comprises an elastic portion and an at least one open space;
the plurality of sectors and the plurality of flex points being radially positioned around the center point, wherein the center point is coincident with the central axis of a hose;
the plurality of flex points being alternated with the plurality of sectors;
the elastic portion of each of the plurality of flex points being connected to the plurality of sectors;
the at least one open space being positioned adjacent to the elastic portion;
the first overlapping section being adjacently connected to the first sector;
the second overlapping section being adjacently connected to the second sector;
the second overlapping section being attached to the first overlapping section by the fastener;
the adjustable sanitary hose donut further comprises a hanger;
the annular body further comprises a hanger receiver;
the hanger receiver laterally traversing into the plurality of sectors;
the hanger being attached to the plurality of sectors;
and
the hanger being positioned into the hanger receiver.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adjustable sanitary hose donut

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Abstract

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